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Where does “boutelle” come from?

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

boutelle (Norman): bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle

Ancestry of “boutelle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boutelle”

  • boutillie
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