Where does “taurus” come from?

taurus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic tauros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

taurus (Latin): a bull, steer; an instrument of torture, in the...

Definitions

  1. a bull, steer; an instrument of torture, in the...

Ancestry of “taurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictaurosbull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “taurus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Italic tauros