Where does “hotpot” come from?
hotpot (English) comes from English hot, from Middle English hot, from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.
hotpot (English): Alternative spelling of hot pot
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of hot pot
Ancestry of “hotpot”, step by step
hotpot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hot | Having a high temperature; Causing the air to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | hot | hot |
| 3 | Old English | hāt | hot, fervent, fervid, fierce |
| 4 | Old English | hātan | to promise; to command, promise; to command, call... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -an | Added to an adjective to create an adverb; Added... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -á | Used to form the third-person singular indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -i | — |
via English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English hot pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hot pot | A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes; A communal... |