Where does “taurolatry” come from?
taurolatry (English) comes from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
taurolatry (English): The worship of bulls
Ancestry of “taurolatry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Taurus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |