Where does “οὖρος” come from?

οὖρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin ūrus, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

οὖρος (Ancient Greek): fair wind; guardian, watcher; aurochs, "Bos...

Definitions

  1. fair wind; guardian, watcher; aurochs, "Bos...

Ancestry of “οὖρος”, step by step

οὖρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ūrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūrusaurochs (Bos primigenius)
2Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
3Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo

via Proto-Indo-European wēr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “οὖρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →Every word from Latin ūrus →