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Where does “πυλωρός” come from?

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

πυλωρός (Ancient Greek): gatekeeper, warder, porter, guardian; pylorus,...

Definitions

  1. gatekeeper, warder, porter, guardian; pylorus,...

Ancestry of “πυλωρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὖροςfair wind; guardian, watcher; aurochs, "Bos...
2Latinūrus—
3Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
4Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo

Words derived from “πυλωρός”

  • pyloric
  • pylorus
  • transpyloric
  • prepyloric
  • postpyloric
  • uropyloric
  • pylorus
  • piloro
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