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Where does “toro” come from?

toro (English) comes from Spanish toro, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

toro (English): A traditional Japanese lantern; Rapanea salicina,...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Japanese lantern; Rapanea salicina,...

Ancestry of “toro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorobull; torus; forklift
2LatinTaurus—
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “toro”

  • toros
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