ptilo-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(p)tɪləʊ/, /(p)taɪləʊ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /(p)tɪləʊ/, /(p)tʌɪləʊ/

Prefix

ptilo-

down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform
ptilogenesis, ptilolite, ptilopaedic

Derived terms

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Translations

down, feather

Latin: ptilo- (New Latin)

downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform

French: ptil-

References

Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ptilo-”
Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “ptilo-, comb. form”

Anagrams

pilot

Latin

Etymology

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pti.lo/, [ptɪ.ɫɔ]

Prefix

ptilo-

(New Latin) ptilo- (down, feather)
Ptilocercus, Ptilopaedēs

Derived terms

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Related terms

ptilīnum (New Latin)
ptilōsis (New Latin)

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