Where does “ursid” come from?

ursid (English) comes from Latin ursa, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ursid (English): Any member of the family Ursidae, the bears

Definitions

  1. Any member of the family Ursidae, the bears

Ancestry of “ursid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursaa she-bear, female bear; ablative singular of...
2Latinursusa bear
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
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