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Where does “antitauromaquia” come from?

antitauromaquia (Spanish) comes from Spanish tauromaquia, from Ancient Greek μάχη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

antitauromaquia (Spanish): antitauromachy, antibullfighting

Definitions

  1. antitauromachy, antibullfighting

Ancestry of “antitauromaquia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtauromaquiatauromachy, bullfighting
2Ancient Greekμάχηbattle, combat; quarrel, strife, dispute;...
3Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight
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