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

genus

Ancestry of “Botaurus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	butaurus	—
2	Old French	butor	bittern
3	Vulgar Latin	butitaurus	—
4	Latin	Taurus	Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
5	Ancient Greek	Ταῦρος	one of the Tauri
6	Proto-Hellenic	táuros	bull
7	Proto-Indo-European	táwros	wild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “Botaurus”

Botaurinae

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