Etymology

patagium

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Today it means: The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals. Full definition →

Latin patagīum ← Ancient Greek παταγεῖον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαταγεῖον
  2. Latin · borrowed frompatagīum“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”
  3. English todaypatagium

Borrowed from Latin patagīum (“gilded edging of a woman's tunic”), from an unattested Ancient Greek παταγεῖον (patageîon), perhaps from πάταγος (pátagos, “clatter”).

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