Where does “taurino” come from?
taurino (Portuguese) comes from Latin taurinus, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
taurino (Portuguese): taurine
Ancestry of “taurino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | taurinus | bulls, oxen; taurine |
| 2 | Latin | Taurus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |