Where does “botte” come from?

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

botte (Italian): barrel; cask; plural of botta

Definitions

  1. barrel; cask; plural of botta

Ancestry of “botte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “botte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw-