Where does “chloropterus” come from?

chloropterus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

chloropterus (Latin): having green wings

Definitions

  1. having green wings

Ancestry of “chloropterus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →
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