myEtymology.com: French etymology of burre

Etymology of the French word burre

the Old French word burre

derived from the Latin word butyrum

derived 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-

Italian burro

Word found in Old French