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Where does “Botaurinae” come from?

Botaurinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Botaurus, from New Latin butaurus, from Old French butor, from Vulgar Latin butitaurus, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Ancestry of “Botaurinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBotaurus—
2New Latinbutaurus—
3Old Frenchbutorbittern
4Vulgar Latinbutitaurus—
5LatinTaurus—
6Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
7Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
8Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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