Where does “boccia” come from?

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

boccia (Italian): bowl, bowling ball; flagon, decanter

Definitions

  1. bowl, bowling ball; flagon, decanter

Ancestry of “boccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbuttia—
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “boccia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →