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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbotella—
2Cornishbotelbottle
3EnglishbottleA container, typically made of glass or plastic...
4Englishbottle and glass—
5EnglisharseThe buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A...
6Middle Englisharsarse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art
7Old Frencharz—
8Latinartessecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
9Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
10Proto-Italicartis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “boteller”

  • bottler
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