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

  1. Either of two great circles that intersect at...

Ancestry of “colure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolurustruncated, too short, mutilated, maimed, mangled;...
2Ancient Greekκόλουροςdock-tailed, stump-tailed; truncated; colure,...
3Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors- →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλουρος →