Where does “bouton” come from?
bouton (Antillean Creole) comes from French bouton, from Italian bottone, from Spanish botón, from Old French boton, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bouton (Antillean Creole): button; rash
Ancestry of “bouton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bouton | button; bud; pimple, spot, zit |
| 2 | Italian | bottone | button; bud |
| 3 | Spanish | botón | button; key; bud |
| 4 | Old French | boton | — |
| 5 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 6 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |