Where does “tauromachy” come from?

tauromachy (English) comes from Ancient Greek μάχη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

tauromachy (English): Bullfighting

Definitions

  1. Bullfighting

Ancestry of “tauromachy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάχηbattle, combat; quarrel, strife, dispute;...
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “tauromachy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχη →