Where does “botticella” come from?

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

botticella (Italian): Diminutive of botte: cask, kilderkin; A...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of botte: cask, kilderkin; A...

Ancestry of “botticella”, 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-
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