Where does “ταυρόκολλα” come from?

ταυρόκολλα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ταυρόκολλα (Ancient Greek): bull's-hide glue

Definitions

  1. bull's-hide glue

Ancestry of “ταυρόκολλα”, step by step

ταυρόκολλα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κόλλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ancient Greek ταῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
2Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “ταυρόκολλα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλλα →