Where does “βελονόουρος” come from?

βελονόουρος (Greek) comes from Greek βελόνα, from Ancient Greek βελόνη, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

βελονόουρος (Greek): pin-tailed

Definitions

pin-tailed

Ancestry of “βελονόουρος”, step by step

βελονόουρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek βελόνα

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	βελόνα	needle; hypodermic needle; needle, pointer, hand
2	Ancient Greek	βελόνη	needle; pipefish; garfish
3	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Greek ουρά

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	ουρά	tail; queue, line of people
2	Ancient Greek	οὐρά	the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	ors-	tail

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos →Every word from Ancient Greek βέλος →