Where does “bottle” come from?
bottle (English) comes from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis — to fit, to fix, to put together.
bottle (English): A container, typically made of glass or plastic...
Definitions
- A container, typically made of glass or plastic...
Ancestry of “bottle”, step by step
bottle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bottle and glass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bottle and glass | arse |
| 2 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 4 | Old French | arz | — |
| 5 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 6 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |