ταύρος

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (tauros). This word has deep Indo-European roots, sharing ancestry with Latin 'taurus', Spanish 'toro', and English 'steer'. The word entered English scientific vocabulary in words like 'taurine' (relating to bulls) and represents the zodiac sign Taurus. The same root appears in the name of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey and the extinct wild aurochs (Bos taurus primigenius).