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.

Botaurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Botaurus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Botaurus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →