Etymology

centaur

cen·taur
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Today it means: A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. Full definition →

Latin centaurus ← Ancient Greek κένταυρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκένταυρος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcentaurus
  3. English todaycentaur

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

Words from the same roots

Latincentaurus all →

Centaurus

Ancient Greekκένταυρος all →

Centaurus

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