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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

  1. A batch of bottled liquids, as from a single vat,...

Ancestry of “bottling”, step by step

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