Where does “Ptilopaedes” come from?

Ptilopaedes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πτίλον, from Ancient Greek ψίλον — Alternative spelling of πτῐ́λον.

Ptilopaedes (Latin): All those bird that have a complete covering of down when they hatch; all ptilopaedic birds

Definitions

  1. All those bird that have a complete covering of down when they hatch; all ptilopaedic birds

Ancestry of “Ptilopaedes”, step by step

Ptilopaedes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πτίλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτίλονfeather, especially a down feather; wing,...
2Ancient GreekψίλονAlternative spelling of πτῐ́λον

via Ancient Greek παῖδες

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαῖδεςnominative plural of παῖς; vocative plural of...
Every word from Ancient Greek ψίλον →Every word from Ancient Greek πτίλον →