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
- Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or...
Ancestry of “bottled water”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bottled | simple past tense and past participle of bottle;... |
| 2 | English | bottle | A container, typically made of glass or plastic... |
| 3 | English | bottle and glass | — |
| 4 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 6 | Old French | arz | — |
| 7 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 8 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |