Where does “boteller” come from?
boteller (Middle English) comes from Cornish botella, from Cornish botel, from English bottle, from English bottle and glass, from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “boteller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | botella | — |
| 2 | Cornish | botel | bottle |
| 3 | English | bottle | A container, typically made of glass or plastic... |
| 4 | English | bottle and glass | — |
| 5 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 7 | Old French | arz | — |
| 8 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 9 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “boteller”