Where does “boteille” come from?

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

boteille (Old French): bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle

Ancestry of “boteille”, step by step

boteille traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin butticula

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

via Vulgar Latin botticula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbotticula—
2Late Latinbuttiscask, wineskin; wineskin; barrel, cask

via Late Latin butticula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbutticula—

Words derived from “boteille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →