Etymology

tarsier

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Today it means: An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia. Full definition →

French tarsier ← Latin tarsu ← Ancient Greek τᾰρσός (tărsós)
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  1. Ancient Greekτᾰρσός (tărsós)
  2. Latintarsu
  3. Frenchtarse
  4. Frenchtarsier
  5. English todaytarsier

From French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”).

Words from the same roots

Latintarsus all →

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Ancient Greekταρσός all →

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