Where does “ταυρομάχος” come from?
ταυρομάχος (Greek) comes from Greek ταύρος, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
ταυρομάχος (Greek): matador, bullfighter
Ancestry of “ταυρομάχος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ταύρος | bull; Taurus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |