Where does “ours” come from?

ours (French) comes from Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

ours (French): bear; masthead

Definitions

  1. bear; masthead

Ancestry of “ours”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchoursbear
2Old Frenchursbear
3Latinursusa bear
4Proto-Italic*orsos—

Words derived from “ours”

Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →Every word from Latin ursus →Every word from Old French urs →