Other forms: centaurs
A centaur is a creature half man and half horse. A wise centaur, centaurs in the forest, the centaur Chiron.
In Greek myth they are mostly wild and violent, with Chiron the great exception — a healer and the tutor of heroes. The likeliest explanation of the idea is a settled people's first sight of mounted riders. Note that Sagittarius is drawn as a centaur; and that the Greek name's own origin is unknown.
1nouncentaurA creature half man and half horse.
“The painting shows a centaur galloping through the forest with a bow raised above its head.”
centaur is a mythical creature.
Greek kentauros named a savage race from Thessaly. The origin of the Greek word itself is unknown.
Ancient Greek
κένταυρος
Latin
centaurus
English, today
centaur
Built from
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος, from Κένταυρος (“a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA