aftershaft

Questions

What does aftershaft mean?

An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.

Where does aftershaft come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English shaft English aftershaft From after- + shaft.

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