Where does “ophiurus” come from?

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

ophiurus (New Latin): brittle star

Definitions

  1. brittle star

Ancestry of “ophiurus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ophiurus”

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