Where does “turón” come from?
turón (Spanish) comes from Portuguese tourão, 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.
turón (Spanish): polecat, weasel
Ancestry of “turón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tourão | Alternative form of toirão; Augmentative of touro |
| 2 | Portuguese | touro | a bull |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | touro | — |
| 4 | Latin | Taurus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “turón”