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Where does “butiller” come from?

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

butiller (Old French): butler

Definitions

  1. butler

Ancestry of “butiller”, step by step

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

Words derived from “butiller”

  • Butler
  • butler
  • butlers
  • Boteler
  • Butlerian
  • butlerage
  • butleress
  • butlerlike
  • butlerly
  • butlerin
  • archbutler
  • butlerless
  • Butler
  • Butler
  • boteler
  • butlere
  • botelere
  • butler
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