Where does “Ἀρκτοῦρος” come from?

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

Ἀρκτοῦρος (Ancient Greek): Arcturus, a bright star in the Boötes constellation

Definitions

  1. Arcturus, a bright star in the Boötes constellation

Ancestry of “Ἀρκτοῦρος”, step by step

Ἀρκτοῦρος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὖρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὖροςfair wind; guardian, watcher; aurochs, "Bos...
2Latinūrusaurochs (Bos primigenius)
3Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
4Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo

via Ancient Greek ἄρκτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄρκτοςbear; the north
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρκτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρκτοςbear

Words derived from “Ἀρκτοῦρος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr-Every word from Proto-Germanic ūrazEvery word from Latin ūrus
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