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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

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

Words derived from “ταυροκαθάψια”

  • taurokathapsia
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