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Where does “toro” come from?

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

toro (Spanish): bull; torus; forklift

Definitions

  1. bull; torus; forklift

Ancestry of “toro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaurus—
2Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
3Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “toro”

  • toreador
  • torero
  • toril
  • torear
  • torero
  • toreador
  • toril
  • toros
  • toréro
  • torero
  • toréador
  • Torero
  • toreadori
  • torero
  • toreador
  • тореадор
  • toreador
  • torero
  • torero
  • dóola
  • toro
  • tùlu'úna
  • toro
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