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Where does “κοντούρα” come from?

κοντούρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

κοντούρα (Ancient Greek): small tail

Definitions

  1. small tail

Ancestry of “κοντούρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

Words derived from “κοντούρα”

  • gondola
  • gondolier
  • gondolet
  • góndola
  • gondolero
  • gondoletta
  • gondola
  • gondoliere
  • gondolino
  • gondolone
  • Gondel
  • gondoleiro
  • gôndola
  • ゴンドラ
  • gondel
  • gondellied
  • gondol
  • gondol
  • gondolás
  • gondolások
  • gondola
  • gondolák
  • gondol
  • gondol
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