Toro
/ˈtoʊ.roʊ/noun
A bull; also used as a surname, place name, and in some languages as a common noun or proper noun.
Did you know?Spanish toro and Italian toro descend from Latin taurus, the same ancient bull-word that also gave English Taurus, the zodiac sign ruled by the bull.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tauro-
“Bull; male cattle.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ταῦρος (tauros)
“Bull.”
Latin
Latin
taurus
“Bull.”
Old Spanish / Old Italian
Romance
toro
“Bull.”
Modern English
English
toro
“A bull, especially in Spanish or Italian contexts; also a proper noun and loanword.”
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