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Where does “ailuro” come from?

ailuro (Italian) comes from Translingual Ailurus, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος, from Ancient Greek αἰόλος, from Proto-Hellenic walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European welwel-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

ailuro (Italian): Any member of the Ailurus taxonomic genus;...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the Ailurus taxonomic genus;...

Ancestry of “ailuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAilurustaxonomic genus
2Ancient Greekαἴλουροςcat; domestic cat; weasel
3Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
4Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
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