Where does “goattaur” come from?
goattaur (English) comes from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
goattaur (English): A taur with the lower body of a goat
Definitions
- A taur with the lower body of a goat
Ancestry of “goattaur”, step by step
goattaur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goat | A mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar... |
| 2 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 3 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 4 | Old French | thym | — |
| 5 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English taur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taur | A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature |
| 2 | English | Centaur | One of a race of monsters having a head, torso,... |
| 3 | Latin | centaurus | a centaur |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κένταυρος | Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ταῦρος | bull, perhaps also ox |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |