Etymology

petalled

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Today it means: Having petals. Full definition →

English petal ← Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) ← Proto-Hellenic *pétalos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pet-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pétalos
  4. Ancient Greekπέταλον (pétalon)
  5. Englishpetal
  6. English todaypetalled

From petal + -ed.

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