Where does “ursus” come from?

ursus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ursus (Latin): a bear

Definitions

  1. a bear

Ancestry of “ursus”, step by step

ursus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

via Proto-Italic *orsos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*orsos—

Words derived from “ursus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →