Where does “desbotonar” come from?

desbotonar (Catalan) comes from Catalan botonar, from Catalan botó, from Old French bouton, from Vulgar Latin *bautōnem, from Frankish *bautō, from Proto-Germanic *bautan.

desbotonar (Catalan): to unbutton

Definitions

  1. to unbutton

Ancestry of “desbotonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbotonarto button
2Catalanbotóbutton; bud
3Old Frenchbouton—
4Vulgar Latin*bautōnem—
5Frankish*bautō—
6Proto-Germanic*bautan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *bautan →Every word from Frankish *bautō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bautōnem →