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Where does “bottled water” come from?

bottled water (English) comes from English bottled, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bottled water (English): Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or...

Definitions

  1. Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or...

Ancestry of “bottled water”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbottledsimple past tense and past participle of bottle;...
2EnglishbottleA container, typically made of glass or plastic...
3Englishbottle and glass—
4EnglisharseThe buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A...
5Middle Englisharsarse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art
6Old Frencharz—
7Latinartessecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
8Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
9Proto-Italicartis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →