Where does “købmandsbutik” come from?
købmandsbutik (Danish) comes from Danish butik, from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
købmandsbutik (Danish): a merchant the store of a merchant
Definitions
- a merchant the store of a merchant
Ancestry of “købmandsbutik”, step by step
købmandsbutik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish butik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | butik | store, shop |
| 2 | French | boutique | shop; boutique |
| 3 | Old Occitan | botica | — |
| 4 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Danish købmand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | købmand | merchant; grocer; grocery store, grocer's |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kōpman | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kaupamann | — |