Where does “taur” come from?

taur (English) comes 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.

taur (English): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “taur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCentaurOne of a race of monsters having a head, torso,...
2Latincentaurusa centaur
3Ancient GreekΚένταυροςCentaur, a member of a savage race dwelling...
4Ancient Greekταῦροςbull, perhaps also ox
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “taur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦρος →