Where does “usso” come from?

usso (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ussus, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

usso (Old Portuguese): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “usso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinussusbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “usso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος →