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Where does “leptoptilos” come from?

leptoptilos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

leptoptilos (Latin): An adjutant: a member of the genus "Leptoptilos",...

Definitions

  1. An adjutant: a member of the genus "Leptoptilos",...

Ancestry of “leptoptilos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “leptoptilos”

  • Leptoptilos
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