English
cteniform
Cteniform comes from Ancient Greek κτείς ‘comb’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to pluck’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pḱtén-s‘comb’reconstructedderivative of *peḱ-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτείςkteís‘comb’
- Englishtodaycteniform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pḱtén-s‘comb’reconstructedderivative of *peḱ-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτείςkteís‘comb’
- Englishtodaycteniform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to pluck’
fight, fellow, fee, peculiar, fax, feud, hound, cynical, fawn, poodle, feu, cynic, pec, fain, pecuniary, chenille, 25 more
Today it means
adj Comb-shaped.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / cteniform