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Where does “Leptoptilos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Leptoptilos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinleptoptilosAn adjutant: a member of the genus "Leptoptilos",...
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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