Where does “turo” come from?

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

turo (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “turo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorobull; torus; forklift
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic táurosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος