Where does “uròbor” come from?

uròbor (Catalan) comes from Latin uroborus, from Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος, from Ancient Greek -βόρος, from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

uròbor (Catalan): ouroboros

Definitions

  1. ouroboros

Ancestry of “uròbor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuroborus—
2Ancient Greekοὐροβόροςdevouring its tail
3Ancient Greek-βόρος-devouring”, “-swallowing; -devouring
4Ancient GreekβιβρώσκωI eat, eat up
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek -βόρος →