Where does “Botaurus” come from?
Botaurus (Translingual) comes 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.
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Words derived from “Botaurus”