Where does “bootleggery” come from?
bootleggery (English) comes from English bootlegger, from English bootleg, from English boot, from French botte, from Italian botta, from Italian bottare, from French bouter, from Middle French bouter — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bootleggery (English): The crime of bootlegging
Definitions
- The crime of bootlegging
Ancestry of “bootleggery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bootlegger | An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol |
| 2 | English | bootleg | To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic... |
| 3 | English | boot | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg; A blow... |
| 4 | French | botte | boot; something resembling a boot; oppression |
| 5 | Italian | botta | blow, hit, shock, knock, attack |
| 6 | Italian | bottare | — |
| 7 | French | bouter | to push; to remove flesh from the skin of an... |
| 8 | Middle French | bouter | to pull |
| 9 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 10 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |