Where does “silurus” come from?

silurus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σίλουρος, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

silurus (Latin): sheatfish

Definitions

  1. sheatfish

Ancestry of “silurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσίλουροςwels catfish
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 Ancient Greek σίλουρος →