Where does “underbutler” come from?

underbutler (English) comes from English Butler, from Middle English butler, from Old French butiller, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

underbutler (English): A subordinate or assistant butler

Definitions

  1. A subordinate or assistant butler

Ancestry of “underbutler”, step by step

underbutler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Butler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishButlerA placename
2Middle Englishbutler
3Old Frenchbutillerbutler
4Old Frenchboteillebottle
5Latinbutticulabottle
6Latinbuttiscask, barrel
7Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw-
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