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

Definitions

  1. polecat, weasel

Ancestry of “turón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesetourãoAlternative form of toirão; Augmentative of touro
2Portuguesetouroa bull
3Old Portuguesetouro—
4LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
5Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
6Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
7Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “turón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →