Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗prefix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryDenotes the presence of four carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- From butyl. Ultimately from Ancient Greek βούτυρος (boúturos, “butter”).
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- Derivation mentionβούτυροςgrc · butter
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