bittern

/ˈbɪtən//ˈbɪtərn/

bittern¹词源 1

From Middle English bitour, botor, from Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin būtiō (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).

From bitter with an unclear suffix, perhaps a dialect form of -ing.

1The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).
2The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of