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 Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-derived from the Greek word
petannumi, πετάννυμι
Derivations in English
petaloid,
petalousCognates
French
pétale, Italian
petaloUsage
Word found in Modern English
