Where does “brevipennate” come from?

brevipennate (English) comes from English pennate, from Latin pennatus, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

brevipennate (English): short-winged; having short wings

Definitions

  1. short-winged; having short wings

Ancestry of “brevipennate”, step by step

brevipennate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pennate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpennateHaving a feather-like shape; A penniform muscle
2Latinpennatuswinged
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Latin brevis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →