Where does “bultúr” come from?
bultúr (Irish) comes from English vulture, from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, from Latin Vultur.
bultúr (Irish): vulture
Ancestry of “bultúr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vulture | Any of several carrion-eating birds of the... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | vultur | Alternative form of voutoir |
| 3 | Old French | voutoir | vulture |
| 4 | Latin | Vultur | — |