πτέρυξ

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

wing
(in the plural) feathers
(in the plural) fins
(poetic) flight
Anything which resembles a wing: rudder, oar
The flaps at the bottom of armour
The edge of a sword or axe
earlobe
shoulder blade

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peth₂-

Gloss

fly, spread out, fall

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

patently English
pteruge English
expandere Latin
impetus Latin
pandō Latin
pateo Latin
penna Latin
petere Latin
petilus Latin
petītus Latin
repetō, repetere, repeto Latin
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κόσσῠφος Ancient Greek
κᾰτᾰχέω Ancient Greek
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κῐ́χλη Ancient Greek
λείψᾰνον Ancient Greek
λοπᾰ́ς Ancient Greek
λᾰγῷος Ancient Greek
μέλῐ Ancient Greek
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πέταλον Ancient Greek
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πέτασος Ancient Greek
πέτηλος Ancient Greek
πέτομαι Ancient Greek
περῐστερά Ancient Greek
πετάννυμι Ancient Greek
ποταμός Ancient Greek
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πτῶμα Ancient Greek
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σέλαχος Ancient Greek
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*pet- Proto-Indo-European
*peth₂- Proto-Indo-European
*péth₂eti Proto-Indo-European
*péth₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European
*péth₂r̥, pth₂én- Proto-Indo-European
*pípth₂- Proto-Indo-European
*faþmaz Proto-Germanic
*fiþriją Proto-Germanic
पतति Sanskrit
पातयति Sanskrit
fiðraðr Old Norse
fjaðraðr Old Norse
*pъtakъ Proto-Slavic
*ɸanssā Proto-Celtic
*ɸettiyā Proto-Celtic
Jinfengopteryx Chinese
*patnō Proto-Italic
ἵπταμαι grc-koi