Where does “botelere” come from?

botelere (Middle English) comes from Old French butiller, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

Ancestry of “botelere”, step by step

botelere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French butiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbutillerbutler
2Old Frenchboteillebottle
3Latinbutticulabottle
4Latinbuttiscask, barrel
5Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

via Old French boteillier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboteillierofficer in charge of wine
2Medieval Latinbotellarius

via Old French buttiler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbuttiler

Words derived from “botelere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw-Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνηEvery word from Latin buttis