Where does “σίλουρος” come from?

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

σίλουρος (Ancient Greek): wels catfish

Definitions

  1. wels catfish

Ancestry of “σίλουρος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “σίλουρος”

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