Where does “turó” come from?
turó (Catalan) comes from Spanish turón, from Portuguese tourão, from Portuguese touro, from Old Portuguese touro, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
turó (Catalan): hill; ferret; polecat; weasel
Definitions
- hill; ferret; polecat; weasel
Ancestry of “turó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | turón | polecat, weasel |
| 2 | Portuguese | tourão | Alternative form of toirão; Augmentative of touro |
| 3 | Portuguese | touro | a bull |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | touro | — |
| 5 | Latin | Taurus | Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |