Where does “butterflier” come from?

butterflier (English) comes from English Butterfly, from Middle English boterflye, from Old English buterflēoge, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

butterflier (English): One who collects or studies butterflies; Someone...

Definitions

  1. One who collects or studies butterflies; Someone...

Ancestry of “butterflier”, step by step

butterflier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Butterfly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishButterflyA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring
2Middle Englishboterflyebutterfly; Something of little import or value; A...
3Old Englishbuterflēogebutterfly
4Old Englishbuterebutter
5Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
6Latinbūtȳrumbutter
7Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
8Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
9Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
10Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós