Etymology

petalous

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Today it means: Having petals. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English petal ← Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pet-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pétalos
  4. Ancient Greekπέταλον (pétalon)
  5. Englishpetal
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. English todaypetalous

From petal + -ous.

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