Where does “Dasyurus” come from?

Dasyurus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

Dasyurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Dasyurus”, step by step

Dasyurus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δασύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

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

Words derived from “Dasyurus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →