Etymology

periptery

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Today it means: The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occurs. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πτερόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτερόν“wing”
  2. English todayperiptery

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπτερόν all →

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