acanthopterygian

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτερύγιον
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκανθος
3. English todayacanthopterygian

From New Latin, from acanthus (“thorn”), (from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos)) + Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion) diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”), from πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• First attested in the mid 19th century. Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
• First attested in the mid 19th century. Similar to an acanthopterygian.