Where does “bosse” come from?

bosse (Franco-Provençal) comes from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

bosse (Franco-Provençal): barrel

Definitions

  1. barrel

Ancestry of “bosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbuttia—
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →