Where does “butlerly” come from?

butlerly (English) comes from English Butler, from Middle English butler, from Old French butiller, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

butlerly (English): Befitting a butler

Definitions

Befitting a butler

Ancestry of “butlerly”, step by step

butlerly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Butler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Butler	A placename
2	Middle English	butler	—
3	Old French	butiller	butler
4	Old French	boteille	bottle
5	Latin	butticula	bottle
6	Latin	buttis	cask, barrel
7	Ancient Greek	πυτίνη	a flagon, flask
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeHw-	to swell, puff

via English ly

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ly	Abbreviation of light-year
2	Vietnamese	ly	Alternative spelling of li

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →