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Where does “petalo” come from?

petalo (Italian) comes from Spanish pétalo, from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

petalo (Italian): A petal

Definitions

  1. A petal

Ancestry of “petalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpétalopetal
2Ancient Greekπέταλονinflection of πέταλος : ## masculine accusative...
3Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
4Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—

Words derived from “petalo”

  • petali
  • petaloso
  • tripetalo
  • unipetalo
  • macropetalo
  • monopetalo
  • apetalo
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos →