Where does “Taurus” come from?

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

Taurus (Portuguese): Taurus constellation

Definitions

  1. Taurus constellation

Ancestry of “Taurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →