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Where does “Saururaceae” come from?

Saururaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Saururus, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

Ancestry of “Saururaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSaururus—
2Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
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