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Where does “onocentaur” come from?

onocentaur (English) comes from Latin onocentaurus, from Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος, from Ancient Greek Κένταυρος, from Ancient Greek ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

onocentaur (English): A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a...

Definitions

  1. A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a...

Ancestry of “onocentaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinonocentaurusonocentaur
2Ancient Greekὀνοκένταυρος—
3Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
4Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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