Where does “buttressless” come from?
buttressless (English) comes from English buttress, from Old French ars bouterez, from Old French bouteret, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
buttressless (English): Without buttresses
Definitions
- Without buttresses
Ancestry of “buttressless”, step by step
buttressless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buttress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buttress | A brick or stone structure built against another... |
| 2 | Old French | ars bouterez | — |
| 3 | Old French | bouteret | support; supporting; that props up |
| 4 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |