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Where does “bouton” come from?

bouton (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *bautōnem, from Frankish *bautō, from Proto-Germanic *bautan.

Ancestry of “bouton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*bautōnem—
2Frankish*bautō—
3Proto-Germanic*bautan—

Words derived from “bouton”

  • bottonaio
  • sbottonare
  • bottonificio
  • sbottonatura
  • abbottonare
  • bottone
  • abbottonatura
  • botão
  • abotoar
  • abotoadura
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  • botun
  • botón
  • બુતાન
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