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Where does “teapotist” come from?

teapotist (English) comes from English teapot, 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...

teapotist (English): A follower of teapotism; a believer in the...

Definitions

  1. A follower of teapotism; a believer in the...

Ancestry of “teapotist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteapotA vessel for brewing and serving tea
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...
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