Where does “dasiuro” come from?

dasiuro (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

dasiuro (Italian): quoll

Definitions

  1. quoll

Ancestry of “dasiuro”, step by step

dasiuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δασύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →