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Where does “buttis” come from?

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

buttis (Latin): cask, barrel

Definitions

  1. cask, barrel

Ancestry of “buttis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “buttis”

  • boat
  • bottle
  • Aristotle
  • Butler
  • boot
  • butler
  • steamboat
  • bottled
  • boating
  • bootstrap
  • bottleneck
  • gunboat
  • lifeboat
  • sailboat
  • bottling
  • rowboat
  • reboot
  • boathouse
  • houseboat
  • bootleg
  • longboat
  • riverboat
  • motorboat
  • bootless
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