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Where does “taurinus” come from?

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

taurinus (Latin): bulls, oxen; taurine

Definitions

  1. bulls, oxen; taurine

Ancestry of “taurinus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “taurinus”

  • taurine
  • homotaurine
  • hypotaurine
  • taurolithocholic
  • taurinomethyl
  • cholyltaurine
  • antitaurine
  • taurine
  • antitaurino
  • protaurino
  • taurino
  • taurino
  • taurine
  • taurino
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