Where does “taurine” come from?

taurine (Italian) comes from Italian taurino, from Latin taurinus, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

taurine (Italian): feminine plural of taurino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of taurino

Ancestry of “taurine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaurinobull; taurine
2Latintaurinusbulls, oxen; taurine
3LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
4Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →