The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπεριστερά“pigeon”
- English todayperisterite
From Ancient Greek περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”) + -ite. In reference to the iridescence of a pigeon's neck.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπεριστερά all →
peristeronicperisteropodperisteropodous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.