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

Definitions

matador, bullfighter

Ancestry of “ταυρομάχος”, step by step

ταυρομάχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek ταύρος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Greek μάχομαι

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	μάχομαι	fight, do battle, combat
2	Ancient Greek	μάχομαι	I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	maHgʰ-	to fight

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →