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būtȳrum
3 English words descend from Latin
būtȳrum
, most common first.
butter
A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
butyric
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
butyro-
butyric substance.