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Etymology of the Italian word burro

the Italian word burro
derived from 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-

Derivations in Italian

burrata, burrato, burrino, burriera, burraia, burraio, burroso, imburrare, arricciaburro, burrificare, burrificio, burrimetro, portaburro, burrona, sburrare

Cognates

Dutch boter, English butter, French beurre, German Butter, Latin butyrum, Provençal buire, Yiddish puter



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