Where does “Mīnōtaurus” come from?

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

Mīnōtaurus (Latin): the Minotaur

Definitions

  1. the Minotaur

Ancestry of “Mīnōtaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜινώταυροςMinotaur
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “Mīnōtaurus”

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