Where does “silure” come from?
silure (French) comes from Latin Silurus, from Ancient Greek σίλουρος, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.
silure (French): wels catfish
Ancestry of “silure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Silurus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σίλουρος | wels catfish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐρά | the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ors- | tail |