Where does “toro” come from?

toro (Portuguese) comes from Latin torus, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

toro (Portuguese): tree ring; torus

Definitions

  1. tree ring; torus

Ancestry of “toro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “toro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Latin torus →