Where does “órs” come from?

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

órs (Romagnol): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “órs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursum
2Latinursusa bear
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós
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