Where does “ornitopter” come from?

ornitopter (Romanian) comes from French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ornitopter (Romanian): ornithopter

Definitions

  1. ornithopter

Ancestry of “ornitopter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchornithoptèreornithopter
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 →