Where does “torito” come from?

torito (Northern Puebla Nahuatl) comes from Spanish torito, from Spanish toro, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

torito (Northern Puebla Nahuatl): A kind of pit viper

Definitions

  1. A kind of pit viper

Ancestry of “torito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtoritofiremouth cichlid (Thorichthys meeki)
2Spanishtorobull; torus; forklift
3LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
4Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →