ταυροκαθάψια

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) and κάθαψις (káthapsis), a rare abstract noun composed of κατα (kata, “across”) and ἅπτομαι (háptomai, “touch, reach”); thus, literally, "touching of the bull".

Noun

ταυροκαθάψια • (taurokathápsia) f

  1. bull leaping - a Minoan sport in which athletes performed jumps over a bull, touching its back whilst passing.

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