Where does “Buteo” come from?

Buteo (English) comes from Latin būteō — A sort of hawk or falcon.

Buteo (English): Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo

Definitions

  1. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo

Ancestry of “Buteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbūteōA sort of hawk or falcon
Every word from Latin būteō
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