Where does “Μινώταυρος” come from?

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

Μινώταυρος (Ancient Greek): Minotaur

Definitions

  1. Minotaur

Ancestry of “Μινώταυρος”, step by step

Μινώταυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ταῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
2Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜῑ́νωςMinos

Words derived from “Μινώταυρος”

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