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
- a bull, steer; an instrument of torture, in the...
Ancestry of “taurus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | tauros | bull |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “taurus”