Where does “ταυρομαχία” come from?

ταυρομαχία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

ταυρομαχία (Ancient Greek): tauromachy, bullfighting

Definitions

  1. tauromachy, bullfighting

Ancestry of “ταυρομαχία”, step by step

ταυρομαχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

via Ancient Greek Ταῦρος

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

Words derived from “ταυρομαχία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη →