Where does “dasyure” come from?

dasyure (English) comes from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

dasyure (English): Any of various Australasian carnivorous...

Definitions

  1. Any of various Australasian carnivorous...

Ancestry of “dasyure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

Words derived from “dasyure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →