Where does “εὐρύπρωκτος” come from?

εὐρύπρωκτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐρύς, from Proto-Hellenic *eurús.

εὐρύπρωκτος (Ancient Greek): which has a large anus

Definitions

  1. which has a large anus

Ancestry of “εὐρύπρωκτος”, step by step

εὐρύπρωκτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek εὐρύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐρύςwide, broad, spacious, especially of heaven,...
2Proto-Hellenic*eurús—

via Ancient Greek πρωκτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *eurús →Every word from Ancient Greek εὐρύς →
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