Where does “pterygote” come from?

pterygote (English) comes from Translingual Pterygota, from Ancient Greek πτερυγωτός — winged.

pterygote (English): Any insect of the order Pterygota

Definitions

  1. Any insect of the order Pterygota

Ancestry of “pterygote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPterygotasubclass
2Ancient Greekπτερυγωτόςwinged

Words derived from “pterygote”

Every word from Ancient Greek πτερυγωτός →Every word from Translingual Pterygota →