ptilo-

English

Etymology

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “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-

1. down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform

   ptilogenesis, ptilolite, ptilopaedic

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ptilo-

ptilochronological

ptilochronology

ptiloerection

ptilolite

ptilopaedic

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, potli, topil

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ptɪ.ɫɔ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pti.lo]

Prefix

ptilo-

1. (New Latin) ptilo- (down, feather)

   Ptilocercus, Ptilopaedēs

Derived terms

Category Latin terms prefixed with ptilo- not found

Related terms

• ptilīnum (New Latin)
• ptilōsis (New Latin)