onagro

Meaning

1. (masculine) onager (Ancient Roman war machine)
2. (masculine) onager (wild ass)

Concepts

onager

Translations

onagro

Onager

onagre

onager

onagre

όναγρος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oˈna.ɡɾu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: onager

In summary

Borrowed from Latin onagrum (“wild ass”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros). War machine sense due to its kicking action, similar to that of the ass.