<story><title>Ox</title><url>https://sesquiotic.com/2023/04/20/ox/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sam_goody</author><text>Fun. But missing references to the other well known but never used variety - the heifer.&lt;p&gt;You know, as you drive through Montana and you say, &amp;quot;wow, what a cute heifer there, next to that ox&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;(And the driver forgets to steer)&lt;p&gt;OT: I was standing next a few freely roaming cows last week, and I was reminded just how awesomely huge and powerful these animals are.&lt;p&gt;I have never seen a `matador`, but it blows my mind that he doesn&amp;#x27;t become `a door mat` instead, after a run in with the bull.</text></comment>
<story><title>Ox</title><url>https://sesquiotic.com/2023/04/20/ox/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>pavlov</author><text>In the word &amp;quot;aurochs&amp;quot;, the &amp;quot;aur&amp;quot; prefix is the same as German &amp;quot;ur&amp;quot; indicating beginning or origin.&lt;p&gt;(To beer drinkers around the world it may be familiar in the name of Pilsner Urquell, the original pale lager. Quell means source.)&lt;p&gt;So aurochs is literally &amp;quot;original ox&amp;quot;. I don&amp;#x27;t think there is any other English word that preserves this prefix.</text></comment>