Where does “Uromastyx” come from?

Uromastyx (Translingual) comes from New Latin Uromastix, from Ancient Greek οὐρά, from Proto-Indo-European ors- — tail.

Uromastyx (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Uromastyx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinUromastix—
2Ancient Greekοὐράthe tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanors-tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ors- →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρά →Every word from New Latin Uromastix →