Where does “tauricus” come from?

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

tauricus (Latin): Crimean

Definitions

  1. Crimean

Ancestry of “tauricus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTauricaCrimea
2Ancient GreekΤαυρική—
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →