Where does “taurine” come from?

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

taurine (Latin): vocative masculine singular of taurīnus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of taurīnus

Ancestry of “taurine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintaurinusbulls, oxen; taurine
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
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 →