Where does “cyanopterus” come from?

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

cyanopterus (Latin): Having blue-black feathers

Definitions

  1. Having blue-black feathers

Ancestry of “cyanopterus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυανόπτεροςhaving blue-black feathers
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-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 →