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PETASUS
Definition of PETASUS
noun
A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin petasus, and its source, Koine Greek πέτασος (pétasos), from Ancient Greek πεταννύναι (petannúnai, “to spread out”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,640)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PETASUS · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PETASUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PETASUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEPSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start PETASU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PETASUS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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