Where does “silure” come from?

silure (English) comes from Latin Silurus, from Ancient Greek σίλουρος, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

silure (English): A fish of the genus "Silurus", such as the...

Definitions

  1. A fish of the genus "Silurus", such as the...

Ancestry of “silure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSilurussheatfish
2Ancient Greekσίλουροςwels catfish
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 σίλουρος →
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