Etymology

ptilo-

Today it means: down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform Full definition →

Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτῐ́λον“feather”, “down”
  2. English todayptilo-

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”, “down”). Compare the English -ptile, the French ptil-, and the New Latin ptilo-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπτῐ́λον all →

-ptile

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