ichthyopterygium

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰχθύς“fish”
2. New Latin · borrowed fromichthyopterygium
3. English todayichthyopterygium

From New Latin ichthyopterygium, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “fin”). By surface analysis, ichthyo- + pterygium.

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