Etymology of the English word butyrin
the English word
butyrinderived from the French word
butyrinederived from the Latin word
buturum (butter)
using the French suffix
-inederived 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)
derived from the English word
glycerinderived from the French word
glycérinederived from the Greek word
glukeros, γλυκερός (sweet)
derived from the Greek word
glukus, γλυκύς (sweet; sweet (not bitter nor salt))
Date
The earliest known usage of butyrin in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
