Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-. Compare πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi, to spread out), πέτασος (pétasos, broad-rimmed hat) and πέταλον (pétalon, petal).

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Adjective edit

πέτηλος (pétēlosm (feminine πετήλη, neuter πέτηλον); first/second declension

  1. outspread, stretched
  2. having the horns spread out

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