English

hypotaurine

From hypo- + taurine.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- ‘bull, ox’

Proto-Indo-European *táwros ‘wild bull, aurochs’

Proto-Italic *tauros ‘bull’

Latin taurus ‘bull’

Latin taurīnus ‘bulls, oxen’

Today it means

noun An amino sulfinic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of taurine

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypotaurine