Where does “buttercupped” come from?
buttercupped (English) comes from English buttercup, from English Butter, from English butt, from Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman buter, from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
buttercupped (English): covered in buttercups
Definitions
- covered in buttercups
Ancestry of “buttercupped”, step by step
buttercupped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buttercup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buttercup | Any of many herbs, of the genus "Ranunculus",... |
| 2 | English | Butter | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk) |
| 3 | English | butt | The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt... |
| 4 | Middle English | butten | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | buter | to strike, finish |
| 6 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 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 |