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Where does “aminobutyrique” come from?

aminobutyrique (French) comes from French butyrique, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

aminobutyrique (French): aminobutyric

Definitions

  1. aminobutyric

Ancestry of “aminobutyrique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbutyriquebutyric
2Latinbūtȳrum—
3Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
4Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
5Proto-Hellenictūrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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