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Where does “οὐρᾱ́” come from?

οὐρᾱ́ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

οὐρᾱ́ (Ancient Greek): the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...

Definitions

  1. the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...

Ancestry of “οὐρᾱ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

Words derived from “οὐρᾱ́”

  • squirrel
  • gondola
  • gondolier
  • urachus
  • squirrelly
  • urachal
  • trichuriasis
  • squirrelfish
  • squirrely
  • coenurus
  • squirrelish
  • ailurophobia
  • silure
  • urite
  • squirreltail
  • silurid
  • squirrellike
  • sciurine
  • squirreldom
  • ailurophobe
  • ailurophobic
  • urodelous
  • melanure
  • ailuromancy
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