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Where does “petalody” come from?

petalody (English) comes from Ancient Greek πετᾰλώδης, from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

petalody (English): The metamorphosis of various floral organs,...

Definitions

  1. The metamorphosis of various floral organs,...

Ancestry of “petalody”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπετᾰλώδηςfull of flakes
2Ancient Greekπέταλονinflection of πέταλος : ## masculine accusative...
3Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
4Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—
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