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
- In a potty manner
Ancestry of “pottily”, step by step
pottily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English potty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potty | A chamber pot, "particularly" the pot used when... |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |