Where does “Silurus” come from?

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

Silurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Silurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSilurussheatfish
2Ancient Greekσίλουροςwels catfish
3Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail

Words derived from “Silurus”

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