Etymology of the English word butterfly
the English word
butterflyderived from the English word
butterderived from the Old French word
bouterusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Frankish root
*bōtanderived from the Latin word
butyrumderived from the Greek word
bouturon, βούτυρον
derived from the Greek word
bous, βοῦς (an ox (as grazing); an animal of that species ('beef'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the English word
flyderived from the English word
flyderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fleugjonderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pleu-Derivations in English
butterflyfishUsage
Word found in Modern English
