Where does “Gymnura” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Gymnura”, step by step

Gymnura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

via Ancient Greek γυμνός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
2Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

Words derived from “Gymnura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors- →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά →