Where does “Κένταυρος” come from?

Κένταυρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Κένταυρος (Ancient Greek): Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...

Definitions

  1. Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...

Ancestry of “Κένταυρος”, step by step

Κένταυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ταῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
2Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Ancient Greek κεντέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεντέωto prick, sting, goad; to stab, pierce, wound; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

Words derived from “Κένταυρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦρος →