Where does “Proxima Centauri” come from?

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

Proxima Centauri (English): A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system

Definitions

  1. A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system

Ancestry of “Proxima Centauri”, step by step

Proxima Centauri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin centaurus

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

via Latin proximus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproximusnearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of...
2Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Proxima Centauri”

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