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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπτέρυξ“feather”
- English todaypteruge
Derived from Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “feather”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπτέρυξ all →
archeopteryx
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pteruge
Today it means: A flexible feather-like strip of material at the edge of body or head armour, particularly used in Greco-Roman times, such as the flaps of a linothorax or the strips hanging from a Roman legionary's belt. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πτέρυξ