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Where does “paripinnately” come from?

paripinnately (English) comes from English paripinnate, 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.

paripinnately (English): In a paripinnate manner

Definitions

  1. In a paripinnate manner

Ancestry of “paripinnately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparipinnatepinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
2EnglishpinnateResembling a feather; Having two rows of...
3Latinpinnātus—
4LatinPinna—
5Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
6Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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