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Where does “boteles” come from?

boteles (Middle English) comes from Old English bōtlēas, from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo — to promise, to vow; to praise.

boteles (Middle English): Unforgivable, unfixable, permanent, grave;...

Definitions

  1. Unforgivable, unfixable, permanent, grave;...

Ancestry of “boteles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōtlēasunpardonable
2Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
3Proto-Turkicbotu—
4Spanishvotovote; vow
5Latinvōtum—
6Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to ; having been vowed
7Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
9Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise
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