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Where does “peritrophic” come from?

peritrophic (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

peritrophic (English): Describing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines...

Definitions

  1. Describing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines...

Ancestry of “peritrophic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپری—
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr—
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “peritrophic”

  • ectoperitrophic
  • endoperitrophic
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