Etymology

ptilopaedic

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Today it means: Having down on the ventral and dorsal side. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παῖς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαῖς“child”
  2. English todayptilopaedic

English ptilo- + Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”, stem: παιδ- (paid-), Latinised paed-) + English -ic

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαῖς all →

pediatricspedo-

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