Where does “pictipennis” come from?

pictipennis (Latin) comes from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pictipennis (Latin): having a coloured wing or fin, or coloured...

Definitions

  1. having a coloured wing or fin, or coloured...

Ancestry of “pictipennis”, step by step

pictipennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
2Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Latin Pictus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPictusa Pict, a resident of early Scotland
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →