Where does “toros” come from?
toros (English) comes from English toro, from Spanish toro, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
toros (English): plural of toro
Ancestry of “toros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | toro | A traditional Japanese lantern; Rapanea salicina,... |
| 2 | Spanish | toro | bull; torus; forklift |
| 3 | Latin | Taurus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |