Where does “Taurica” come from?
Taurica (English) comes from Latin Taurica, from Ancient Greek Ταυρική, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
Ancestry of “Taurica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Taurica | Crimea |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ταυρική | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |