English
apterous
By surface analysis, a + -pterous, or by surface analysis, aptery + -ous.
Equivalent to a + -pterous
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’
Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’
Old English ān ‘one; a certain’
Middle English a
English a
Today it means
adj Without wings.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “apterous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / apterous