Where does “touro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “touro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “touro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic táurosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος
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