Where does “ταυροκαθάψια” come from?

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

ταυροκαθάψια (Ancient Greek): bull leaping - a Minoan sport in which athletes...

Definitions

  1. bull leaping - a Minoan sport in which athletes...

Ancestry of “ταυροκαθάψια”, step by step

ταυροκαθάψια 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 κάθαψις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάθαψις—

Words derived from “ταυροκαθάψια”

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