Where does “ὀνοκένταυρος” come from?

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

ὀνοκένταυρος (Ancient Greek): a kind of reed extending over the ground

Definitions

  1. a kind of reed extending over the ground

Ancestry of “ὀνοκένταυρος”, step by step

ὀνοκένταυρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Κένταυρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
2Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Ancient Greek ὄνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνοςass, donkey; hake; woodlouse

Words derived from “ὀνοκένταυρος”

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