Where does “οὐροβόρος” come from?

οὐροβόρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -βόρος, from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

οὐροβόρος (Ancient Greek): devouring its tail

Definitions

  1. devouring its tail

Ancestry of “οὐροβόρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-βόρος-devouring”, “-swallowing; -devouring
2Ancient GreekβιβρώσκωI eat, eat up
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “οὐροβόρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek -βόρος →