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Where does “potée” come from?

potée (French) comes from French pot, 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...

potée (French): potful; hotpot

Definitions

  1. potful; hotpot

Ancestry of “potée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpotpot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;...
2EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
3Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
4Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
5Vulgar Latinpottum—
6Frankish*pott—
7Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

Words derived from “potée”

  • putty
  • puttylike
  • puttier
  • puttyless
  • puttyroot
  • パテ
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