Ancient Greek

τυρός

‘cheese’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek τυρός.

7 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek τυρός, most familiar first.

• butter ← buter ← butere ← *buterā ← būtȳrum
• kefalotyri ← κεφαλοτύρι ← τυρί ← τυρίν ← τυρίον
• turophile
• tyroma
• tyrosis
• tyremesis
• tyromancy

Etymograph / Ancient Greek τυρός