ptilo-
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”). Compare the English -ptile, the French ptil-, and the New Latin ptilo-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ptilo-
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
down, feather
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downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform
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References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ptilo-”
- Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “ptilo-, comb. form”
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pti.lo/, [pt̪ɪɫ̪ɔ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pti.lo/, [pt̪ilo]
Prefix[edit]
ptilo-
Derived terms[edit]
Category Latin terms prefixed with ptilo- not found
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peth₂-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin prefixes
- New Latin