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Where does “pachyptile” come from?

pachyptile (English) comes from Translingual Pachyptila, from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús.

pachyptile (English): Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila

Definitions

  1. Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila

Ancestry of “pachyptile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPachyptila—
2Ancient Greekπᾰχῠ́ςthick
3Proto-Hellenic*pəkʰús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús →