Where does “tauromàquia” come from?
tauromàquia (Catalan) comes from Catalan màquia, from Italian macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
tauromàquia (Catalan): bullfighting, tauromachy
Definitions
- bullfighting, tauromachy
Ancestry of “tauromàquia”, step by step
tauromàquia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan màquia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | màquia | maquis |
| 2 | Italian | macchia | stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via Ancient Greek ταυρομαχία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ταυρομαχία | tauromachy, bullfighting |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μᾰ́χη | fight; battle, combat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |