taurokathapsia

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathapsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokathapsis), from ταῦρος (tauros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (kathapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

Noun

taurokathapsia (uncountable)

1. (rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Translations

bull-leaping

• French: taurokathapsie (fr) f
• German: Stiersprung (de) m
• Greek: ταυροκαθάψια (el) (tavrokathápsia) f

• Italian: taurocatapsia (it) f
• Spanish: taurocatapsia (es) f