Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “pottily” come from?

pottily (English) comes from English potty, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

pottily (English): In a potty manner

Definitions

  1. In a potty manner

Ancestry of “pottily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpottyA chamber pot, "particularly" the pot used when...
2EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
3Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
4Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
5Vulgar Latinpottum—
6Frankish*pott—
7Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn- →