Where does “burro” come from?

burro (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

burro (Italian): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “burro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchburebutter
2Latinbūtȳrumbutter
3Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
4Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
5Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “burro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós
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