Centaurean
/ˌsɛnˈtɔːriən/noun
Relating to a centaur or to the constellation Centaurus.
Did you know?The centaur Chiron was portrayed not as a savage beast but as a wise healer and teacher of heroes, including Achilles and Asclepius.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Greek
Greek
Κένταυρος (Kéntauros)
“Centaur; a mythic being with a human upper body and the body of a horse”
Classical Greek
Greek
Κένταυροι (Kéntauroi)
“Centaurs, the legendary horse-human people associated with Thessaly and the wild margins of civilization”
Ancient Latin
Latin
Centaurus
“Centaur; also the name later given to the southern constellation”
Late Latin
Latin
centaureus
“Of or relating to a centaur”
19th Century
English
centaurean
“Relating to a centaur or Centaurus, formed with the English adjectival suffix -ean”
Modern English
English
Centaurean
“Pertaining to centaurs, the constellation Centaurus, or figuratively a human-animal hybrid”
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