Where does “butée” come from?
butée (French) comes from French buter — to stop dead; to prop up, buttress; to kill.
butée (French): abutment; buttress; stop, stopper
Definitions
- abutment; buttress; stop, stopper
Ancestry of “butée”, step by step
butée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French buter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | buter | to stop dead; to prop up, buttress; to kill |
via Latin butea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | butea | — |