Etymology

buzzard

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Today it means: Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail. Full definition →

Middle English bosart ← Anglo-Norman buisart ← Old French busart
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombūteō“hawk”
  2. Old French · derived frombuison
  3. Old French · derived frombusart
  4. Anglo-Norman · derived frombuisart
  5. Middle English · inherited frombosart
  6. English todaybuzzard

From Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, busard, a derivative ( + -ard) of Old French buison, buson (French buse), possibly from Latin būteō (“hawk”).

Words from the same roots

Latinbūteō all →

buteo

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