The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρνιθ-
- French · derived fromornithoptère
- English todayornithopter
From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), equivalent to ornitho- + -pter.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὄρνιθ- all →
ornitho-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.