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Where does “butlere” come from?

butlere (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 “butlere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “butlere”

  • Butler
  • butler
  • butlers
  • Butlerian
  • butlerage
  • butleress
  • butlerlike
  • butlerly
  • butlerin
  • archbutler
  • butlerless
  • Butler
  • Butler
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