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Where does “beurre manié” come from?

beurre manié (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

beurre manié (French): kneaded butter

Definitions

  1. kneaded butter

Ancestry of “beurre manié”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beurre manié”

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