Etymology of the English word dasyure
the English word
dasyurederived from the French word
dasyurederived from the Latin word
dasyurusderived from the Greek word
oura, οὐρά (tail; a tail)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ors- (tail)
derived from the Greek word
dasus, δασύς
derived from the New Latin word
Dasyurusderived from the Greek word
dasus, δασύς
using the New Latin prefix
dasy-using the New Latin suffix
-urusDate
The earliest known usage of dasyure in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
