Where does “taur” come from?
taur (Romansch) comes from Latin taurus, from Proto-Italic tauros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
taur (Romansch): bull
Ancestry of “taur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | taurus | a bull, steer; an instrument of torture, in the... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tauros | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |