Where does “-taur” come from?

-taur (English) comes from English Centaur, from Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek Κένταυρος, from Ancient Greek ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

-taur (English): Added to a noun to describe a taur with the lower body of the noun's form

Definitions

  1. Added to a noun to describe a taur with the lower body of the noun's form

Ancestry of “-taur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCentaurOne of a race of monsters having a head, torso,...
2Latincentaurusa centaur
3Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
4Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “-taur”

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