Where does “bottaio” come from?

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

bottaio (Italian): cooper

Definitions

  1. cooper

Ancestry of “bottaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbottebarrel; cask; plural of botta
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw-