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Where does “βούτῡρος” come from?

βούτῡρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

βούτῡρος (Ancient Greek): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “βούτῡρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
2LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “βούτῡρος”

  • butyl
  • butane
  • butanol
  • bupivacaine
  • isobutane
  • butylene
  • butanediol
  • dibutyl
  • tributyltin
  • cyclobutane
  • levobupivacaine
  • butylamine
  • tributyl
  • butanoic
  • TBHQ
  • butanoate
  • bromobutane
  • dibutyltin
  • butyllithium
  • biobutanol
  • tertbutyl
  • butyldimethylsilyl
  • butyne
  • butylammonium
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