Buyo is originally a coined word created by Shoyo TSUBOUCHI and Genichiro FUKUCHI by merging two terms referring to Japanese dances 'mai (a formal traditional Japanese dance)' and 'odori (dancing or dance).'
そもそも舞踊とは、坪内逍遥と福地源一郎による造語で、日本の伝統的なダンスである舞（まい）と踊（おどり）をくっつけたもの。