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Where does “pétale” come from?

pétale (French) comes from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

pétale (French): petal

Definitions

  1. petal

Ancestry of “pétale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pétale”

  • tepal
  • monopétale
  • apétale
  • monopétalie
  • polypétale
  • tépale
  • petală
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos →