Where does “petal” come from?

Petal comes from Ancient Greek πέταλον, derived from the verb πετάννυμι, which traces back to Proto-Indo-European peth₂-.

petal (English): One of the component parts of the corolla of a...

Definitions

  1. One of the component parts of the corolla of a...

Ancestry of “petal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetalumpetal
2Ancient Greekπέταλονleaf of plant, flower, or tree
3Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
4Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—

Words derived from “petal”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos →Every word from Ancient Greek πέταλος →Every word from Ancient Greek πέταλον →