πτηνό

Greek (Cypriot)

noun
Definitions
  • bird

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek πτηνός (winged creature, bird, flying) derived from ἵπταμαι (fly) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall), *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peth₂-

Gloss

fly, spread out, fall

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
✈️ 🐉 🐦️ 🐲 💸 🕊️ 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬 🦅 🦆 🪁 👨‍✈️ 👩‍✈️ 🚁

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