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Where does “πτερυγίων” come from?

πτερυγίων (Greek) comes from Greek πτερύγιο, from Ancient Greek πτερύγιον, from Ancient Greek πτέρυξ, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πτερυγίων (Greek): Genitive plural form of πτερύγιο

Definitions

  1. Genitive plural form of πτερύγιο

Ancestry of “πτερυγίων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπτερύγιοfin, flipper; mechanical part resembling a fin;...
2Ancient Greekπτερύγιονwing, fin
3Ancient Greekπτέρυξwing; feathers; fins
4Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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