myEtymology.com: English etymology of brevipennate

Etymology of the English word brevipennate

the English word brevipennate

using the English prefix brevi-

derived from the English word pennate

derived from the Classical Latin word pennatus (winged)

derived from the Latin word penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

using the Latin suffix -atus