Where does “toro” come from?

toro (Esperanto) comes from Russian тор, from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

toro (Esperanto): torus

Definitions

  1. torus

Ancestry of “toro”, step by step

toro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тор

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianторtore, torus
2Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
3Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

via Latin torus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →