Etymograph

English

Taurica

Taurica comes from Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή, and goes back to Ταῦρος ‘one of the Tauri’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤαῦρος‘one of the Tauri’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤαυρῐκήTaurĭkḗ
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETaurica
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤαῦρος‘one of the Tauri’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤαυρῐκήTaurĭkḗ
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETaurica
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος

Today it means

name An ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ταῦρος / Taurica

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