Where does “kentaur” come from?

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

kentaur (Danish): centaur

Definitions

  1. centaur

Ancestry of “kentaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
2Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦρος →