Where does “pachyptile” come from?

pachyptile (French) comes from Translingual Pachyptila, from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús.

pachyptile (French): having thick feathers

Definitions

  1. having thick feathers

Ancestry of “pachyptile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPachyptilagenus
2Ancient Greekπᾰχῠ́ςthick
3Proto-Hellenic*pəkʰús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς →Every word from Translingual Pachyptila →