Where does “boutonniered” come from?
boutonniered (English) comes from English boutonnière, from French boutonnière, from French bouton, from Italian bottone, from Spanish botón, from Old French boton, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
boutonniered (English): Wearing a boutonniere
Definitions
- Wearing a boutonniere
Ancestry of “boutonniered”, step by step
boutonniered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boutonnière
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boutonnière | Alternative spelling of boutonniere |
| 2 | French | boutonnière | A boutonniere |
| 3 | French | bouton | button; bud; pimple, spot, zit |
| 4 | Italian | bottone | button; bud |
| 5 | Spanish | botón | button; key; bud |
| 6 | Old French | boton | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 8 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |