Where does “αγριόσκυλο” come from?

αγριόσκυλο (Greek) comes from Greek σκύλος, from Greek σκυλ-, from Greek σκυλο-, from Ancient Greek σκύλος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

αγριόσκυλο (Greek): savage, fierce or wild dog; any of various...

Definitions

  1. savage, fierce or wild dog; any of various...

Ancestry of “αγριόσκυλο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκύλοςdog; beast, brute; hard worker
2Greekσκυλ-Alternative form of σκυλο-; dog
3Greekσκυλο-API + λέγω → σκυλολόι; API + τροφή →...
4Ancient Greekσκύλοςskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Greek σκυλ-Every word from Greek σκύλος