Where does “tăureac” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tăureac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantaurbull; stag beetle
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →