English word butter comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) τυρός, Ancient Greek (to 1453) βοῦς, Ancient Greek (to 1453) τῡρός, Ancient Greek (to 1453) βούτυρον, and later Latin butyrum (Butter.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| τυρός | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| βοῦς | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| τῡρός | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| βούτυρον | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| βούτῡρον | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| butyrum | Latin (lat) | Butter. |
| *buterǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Butter. |
| butere | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Butter. |
| butter | English (en) | (slang, obsolete, transitive) To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.. (transitive) To spread butter on.. To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow. (countable, obsolete, chemistry) Any specific soft substance.. (uncountable) A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the [...] |