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Where does “paripinnate” come from?

paripinnate (English) comes from English pinnate, from Latin pinnātus, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

paripinnate (English): pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex

Definitions

  1. pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex

Ancestry of “paripinnate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpinnateResembling a feather; Having two rows of...
2Latinpinnātus—
3LatinPinna—
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “paripinnate”

  • paripinnately
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