Where does “botcherly” come from?

botcherly (English) comes from English botcher, from English botch, from Old English botettan, from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus — to promise, to vow; to praise.

botcherly (English): bungling; awkward

Definitions

  1. bungling; awkward

Ancestry of “botcherly”, step by step

botcherly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English botcher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotcherA person who mends things, especially such a...
2EnglishbotchTo perform in an unacceptable or incompetent...
3Old Englishbotettanto improve
4Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
5Proto-Turkicbotu
6Spanishvotovote; vow
7Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
8Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
9Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
10LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
11Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-
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