"ptilo-" meaning in English

See ptilo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /(p)tɪləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(p)taɪləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(p)tɪləʊ/ [UK], /(p)tʌɪləʊ/ [UK]
Etymology: Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”). Compare the English -ptile, the French ptil-, and the New Latin ptilo-. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{der|en|grc|πτῐ́λον||feather”, “down}} Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”), {{cog|en|-ptile}} English -ptile, {{cog|fr|ptil-}} French ptil-, {{cog|NL.|ptilo-}} New Latin ptilo- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ptilo-, {{en-prefix}} ptilo-
  1. down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform Tags: morpheme Translations (down, feather): ptilo- [New-Latin] (Latin) Translations (downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform): ptil- (French)
    Sense id: en-ptilo--en-prefix-hXSaBYU9

Download JSON data for ptilo- meaning in English (1.8kB)

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