Where does “boutique” come from?
boutique (French) comes from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
boutique (French): shop; boutique
Definitions
- shop; boutique
Ancestry of “boutique”, step by step
boutique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan botica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | botica | — |
| 2 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Occitan botica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | botica | — |