Where does “Petaurus” come from?
Petaurus (Translingual) comes from Latin petaurista, from Ancient Greek πετευριστής, from Ancient Greek πετευρίζομαι, from Ancient Greek πέτευρον, from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “Petaurus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | petaurista | an acrobat, tumbler |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πετευριστής | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πετευρίζομαι | dance on a rope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέτευρον | roosting perch for fowls; pole, spar, plank;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέτομαι | I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “Petaurus”