Where does “boutique” come from?
Boutique comes from French boutique, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀπό and τίθημι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo.
boutique (English): A small shop, especially one that sells...
Definitions
- A small shop, especially one that sells...
Ancestry of “boutique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boutique | shop; boutique |
| 2 | Old Occitan | botica | — |
| 3 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |