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Where does “p(e)t-tro-” come from?

p(e)t-tro- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

p(e)t-tro- (Proto-Indo-European): who flies, bird

Definitions

  1. who flies, bird

Ancestry of “p(e)t-tro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “p(e)t-tro-”

  • passerine
  • passeriform
  • nonpasserine
  • passerculus
  • passere
  • passerem
  • passer
  • passerinus
  • espantapájaros
  • pajarón
  • pájaro
  • Pajarito
  • pajarito
  • pássaro
  • pajarita
  • passero
  • passerotto
  • passere
  • passera
  • passeriforme
  • passeraceo
  • passereau
  • despassarado
  • pássaro
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