Where does “puttyroot” come from?
puttyroot (English) comes from English putty, from French potée, from French pot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
puttyroot (English): An American orchidaceous plant whose slender...
Definitions
- An American orchidaceous plant whose slender...
Ancestry of “puttyroot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | putty | A form of cement, made from linseed oil and... |
| 2 | French | potée | potful; hotpot |
| 3 | French | pot | pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;... |
| 4 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 5 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 6 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 8 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |