Where does “οὐραῖος” come from?

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

οὐραῖος (Ancient Greek): of the tail; uraeus, sacred asp

Definitions

  1. of the tail; uraeus, sacred asp

Ancestry of “οὐραῖος”, step by step

οὐραῖος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

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

via Egyptian wrrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianwrrtthe White Crown
2Egyptianwrrto be big; to be great or important; to be the...

Words derived from “οὐραῖος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors- →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά →