Centaur

Morpheme

Centaur

Type

free base

Denotation

mythical beast with a horse body and human head; literally Thessalian horse archers and cattle herders

Etymology

Latin centaurus; Ancient Greek kéntauros; of unknown origin

Evidence

centaur, centaurdom, centaurea, centaureas, Centaureinae, centauresque, centauress, centaurette, Centauri, centaurian, centauries, Centaurium, Centaurodendron, centauroid, centauromachy, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, hippocentaur, ichthyocentaur, onocentaur

Notes

centaurea and centaury are doublets