Where does “ussus” come from?

ussus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ussus (Vulgar Latin): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “ussus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursusa bear
2Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “ussus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος →