Where does “hippotaur” come from?
hippotaur (English) comes from English taur, 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.
hippotaur (English): A creature that is half bull and half horse
Definitions
- A creature that is half bull and half horse
Ancestry of “hippotaur”, step by step
hippotaur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English hippo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hippo | Clipping of hippopotamus |