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Where does “beurre manié” come from?

beurre manié (English) comes from French beurre manié, from French beurre, from Middle French burre, from Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

beurre manié (English): A dough consisting of equal parts of soft butter...

Definitions

  1. A dough consisting of equal parts of soft butter...

Ancestry of “beurre manié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbeurre maniékneaded butter
2Frenchbeurrebutter; inflection of beurrer: ##...
3Middle Frenchburre—
4Old Frenchbure—
5Latinbūtȳrum—
6Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
7Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
8Proto-Hellenictūrós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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