Where does “uro” come from?

uro (Portuguese) comes from Latin ūrus, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

uro (Portuguese): aurochs

Definitions

  1. aurochs

Ancestry of “uro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūrusaurochs (Bos primigenius)
2Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
3Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →Every word from Latin ūrus →