Where does “Taurus” come from?

Taurus comes from Latin taurus, derived from Proto-Indo-European táwros, a word for bull or bovine animal.

Taurus (English): Someone with a Taurus star sign

Definitions

  1. Someone with a Taurus star sign

Ancestry of “Taurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “Taurus”

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