Where does “uromastice” come from?

uromastice (Italian) comes from Latin Uromastix, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

uromastice (Italian): the mastigure lizard

Definitions

  1. the mastigure lizard

Ancestry of “uromastice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinUromastix—
2Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors- →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά →Every word from Latin Uromastix →
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