Etymology

pterygium

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Ancient Greek πτερύγιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπτερύγιον
  2. English todaypterygium

From Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion), diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”). By surface analysis, pteryg- + -ium.

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