Where does “Saururus” come from?

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

Saururus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Saururus”, step by step

Saururus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐρά

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

via Ancient Greek σαύρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

Words derived from “Saururus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors-Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά
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