Where does “antitauromaquia” come from?
antitauromaquia (Galician) comes from Galician tauromaquia, from Ancient Greek μάχη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
antitauromaquia (Galician): antitauromachy, antibullfighting
Definitions
- antitauromachy, antibullfighting
Ancestry of “antitauromaquia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tauromaquia | tauromachy, bullfighting |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχη | battle, combat; quarrel, strife, dispute;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |