Etymology of the English word butyral
the English word
butyralderived from the English word
butyraldehydederived from the English word
butyricderived 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 Latin word
buturum (butter)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
