Where does “urus” come from?
urus (English) comes from Latin ūrus, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.
urus (English): The aurochs
Ancestry of “urus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ūrus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |