Where does “platyrostral” come from?
platyrostral (English) comes from English rostral, from Latin rōstrum, from Latin ferreorostris, from Latin ferreus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.
platyrostral (English): Having a flat, wide beak
Definitions
- Having a flat, wide beak
Ancestry of “platyrostral”, step by step
platyrostral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rostral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rostral | Relating to the rostrum; Serving as a rostrum; A... |
| 2 | Latin | rōstrum | bill or beak of a bird |
| 3 | Latin | ferreorostris | having a cruel beak |
| 4 | Latin | ferreus | iron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron;... |
| 5 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 6 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 8 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 9 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English platy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platy | Resembling plates; Of a field semy of plates;... |
| 2 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |