Etymology

tur

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Today it means: Any member of the species Capra caucasica (West Caucasian tur) or Capra cylindricornis (East Caucasian tur) of wild goats native to Caucasus. Full definition →

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tur · noun1

  1. Russian · borrowed fromтур
  2. English todaytur

Borrowed from Russian тур (tur). Doublet of steer and Taurus.

Tur · proper noun2

  1. Polish · borrowed fromTur
  2. Catalan · borrowed fromTur
  3. English todayTur

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Tur, probably a topographic surname from tur (“tufa, porous limestone”). * Borrowed from Polish Tur, from the nickname tur (“aurochs”).

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