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
- A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a...
Ancestry of “onocentaur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | onocentaurus | onocentaur |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀνοκένταυρος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κένταυρος | Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταῦρος | bull, perhaps also ox |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |