Etymology

ptero-

Today it means: wing Full definition →

Ancient Greek πτερόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτερόν“wing, feather”
  2. English todayptero-

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπτερόν all →

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