Etymology

pteryla

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Today it means: One of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὕλη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕλη“forest”
  2. English todaypteryla

Possibly from ptero- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “forest”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὕλη all →

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