Etymology of the English word petal
the English word
petalderived from the New Latin word
petalumderived from the Greek word
petalon, πέταλον
derived from the Greek word
petannumi, πετάννυμι
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Derivations in English
petaloid,
petalousCognates
French
pétale, Italian
petaloUsage
Word found in Modern English
