Where does “suovetaurilia” come from?

suovetaurilia (Latin) comes from Latin sūs, from Proto-Italic *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

suovetaurilia (Latin): The ritual sacrifice of a pig, a ram and a bull...

Definitions

  1. The ritual sacrifice of a pig, a ram and a bull...

Ancestry of “suovetaurilia”, step by step

suovetaurilia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūspig, swine, hog, boar, or sow
2Proto-Italic*sūspig
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Latin Taurus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Latin ovis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
2Proto-Italicowissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “suovetaurilia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →