Where does “tauromaquia” come from?
tauromaquia (Galician) comes from Ancient Greek μάχη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
tauromaquia (Galician): tauromachy, bullfighting
Ancestry of “tauromaquia”, step by step
tauromaquia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μάχη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μάχη | battle, combat; quarrel, strife, dispute;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |
via Ancient Greek Ταῦρος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “tauromaquia”