Where does “tourão” come from?

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

tourão (Portuguese): Alternative form of toirão; Augmentative of touro

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of toirão; Augmentative of touro

Ancestry of “tourão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetouroa bull
2Old Portuguesetouro—
3LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
4Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “tourão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →