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Where does “ταύρος” come from?

ταύρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

ταύρος (Greek): bull; Taurus

Definitions

  1. bull; Taurus

Ancestry of “ταύρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
2Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “ταύρος”

  • ταυρομάχος
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