Where does “bottling” come from?
Bottling derives from English bottle, from Old French boteille, ultimately from Latin -culus and ars, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European bʰew-, meaning to grow or swell.
bottling (English): A batch of bottled liquids, as from a single vat,...
Definitions
- A batch of bottled liquids, as from a single vat,...
Ancestry of “bottling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bottle | A container, typically made of glass or plastic... |
| 2 | English | bottle and glass | — |
| 3 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 5 | Old French | arz | — |
| 6 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 7 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |