ours

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French word ours comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Bear.)

*h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Proto-Indo-European)

Bear.

*orssos (Proto-Italic)

Bear.

ursam (Latin)

urs (Old French)

Bear (animal).

ours (Middle French)

Bear (mammal).

ours (French)

Bear (animal). Masthead (list of a newspaper's main staff).

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