From: Tavi
Message: 68034
Date: 2011-09-10
>The element *u:sio- is from *du:sio- 'animal, beast' < PIE *dhwes- 'to breathe', parallel to Gaulish du:sios 'incubus (a k. of demon)'. There's also Basque tusuri 'demon'.
> > There is also Spanish sabueso "bloodhound", which somehow looks
> > un-Romance
>
> Don't forget also Portuguese sabujo. This is a Celtic word *sag-u:sio-
> reshaped in Medieval Latin as segu:siu-, from the root *sag-(jo-) 'to
> seek' (PIE *seh2g-). This dog breed was created and used by Cantabrians.
>