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Where does “nonpottery” come from?

nonpottery (English) comes from English pottery, from Old French poterie, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

nonpottery (English): Not of or pertaining to pottery

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to pottery

Ancestry of “nonpottery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotteryFired ceramic wares that contain clay when...
2Old Frenchpoteriepotter
3EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
4Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
5Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
6Vulgar Latinpottum—
7Frankish*pott—
8Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
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