Where does “ouroboros” come from?

ouroboros (English) comes from Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος, from Ancient Greek -βόρος, from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

ouroboros (English): A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death

Definitions

  1. A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death

Ancestry of “ouroboros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐροβόροςdevouring its tail
2Ancient Greek-βόρος-devouring”, “-swallowing; -devouring
3Ancient GreekβιβρώσκωI eat, eat up
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “ouroboros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek -βόρος →