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Where does “buttle” come from?

buttle (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.

buttle (English): To serve as or perform the duties of a butler

Definitions

  1. To serve as or perform the duties of a butler

Ancestry of “buttle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishButler—
2Middle Englishbutler—
3Old Frenchbutillerbutler
4Old Frenchboteille—
5Latinbutticulabottle
6Latinbuttiscask, barrel
7Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
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