Where does “colure” come from?
colure (English) comes from Latin colurus, from Ancient Greek κόλουρος, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.
colure (English): Either of two great circles that intersect at...
Definitions
- Either of two great circles that intersect at...
Ancestry of “colure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | colurus | truncated, too short, mutilated, maimed, mangled;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόλουρος | dock-tailed, stump-tailed; truncated; colure,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐρά | the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ors- | tail |