Where does “tetrapterous” come from?

tetrapterous (English) comes from English -pterous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

tetrapterous (English): Having four wings

Definitions

  1. Having four wings

Ancestry of “tetrapterous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pterousHaving wings
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous—
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →