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Where does “bottler” come from?

bottler (English) comes from Middle English boteller, from Cornish botella, from Cornish botel, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bottler (English): A person, company, or thing who bottles,...

Definitions

  1. A person, company, or thing who bottles,...

Ancestry of “bottler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishboteller—
2Cornishbotella—
3Cornishbotelbottle
4EnglishbottleA container, typically made of glass or plastic...
5Englishbottle and glass—
6EnglisharseThe buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A...
7Middle Englisharsarse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art
8Old Frencharz—
9Latinartessecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
10Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
11Proto-Italicartis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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