Where does “pit” come from?

pit (Livonian) comes from Estonian pütt, from Middle Low German butte, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.

pit (Livonian): wooden tub; barrel

Definitions

  1. wooden tub; barrel

Ancestry of “pit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpütttub, pail, jug
2Middle Low Germanbuttebarrel
3Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
4Vulgar Latin*budina—
5Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
6Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη →Every word from Latin butina →Every word from Vulgar Latin *budina →