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Where does “pot” come from?

pot (French) comes 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...

pot (French): pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;...

Definitions

  1. pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;...

Ancestry of “pot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
2Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
3Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latinpottum—
5Frankish*pott—
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “pot”

  • putty
  • hotchpotch
  • puttylike
  • puttier
  • puttyless
  • puttyroot
  • pot-et-fleur
  • pot-au-feu
  • potiche
  • potiche
  • potée
  • hochepot
  • popo
  • empoter
  • rempoter
  • pot-au-feu
  • pote
  • パテ
  • ポトフ
  • po
  • nachtpo
  • popo
  • po
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