Where does “toureiro” come from?

toureiro (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.

toureiro (Portuguese): toreador; bullfighter

Definitions

  1. toreador; bullfighter

Ancestry of “toureiro”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →