Where does “Pterocles” come from?

Pterocles (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek -κλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Pterocles (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Pterocles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-κλῆςAn element found in given names
2Ancient Greek-κλέης—
3Ancient Greekκλέοςrumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad...
4Proto-Hellenickléwosfame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Pterocles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →