Where does “taurus” come from?

taurus (Latvian) comes from Latvian taurs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

taurus (Latvian): accusative plural form of taurs

Definitions

  1. accusative plural form of taurs

Ancestry of “taurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantaursaurochs
2Proto-Balto-Slavictaurásaurochs, wisent
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic taurás →Every word from Latvian taurs →
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