Where does “vulture” come from?
Vulture comes from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, from Latin vultur, a word for the large carrion-eating bird.
vulture (English): Any of several carrion-eating birds of the...
Definitions
- Any of several carrion-eating birds of the...
Ancestry of “vulture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | vultur | Alternative form of voutoir |
| 2 | Old French | voutoir | vulture |
| 3 | Latin | Vultur | — |
Words derived from “vulture”