Where does “ταυροκάθαψις” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ταυροκάθαψις”, step by step

ταυροκάθαψις 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 κάθαψις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάθαψις—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦρος →