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 Frenchboteillebottle
2Latinbutticulabottle
3Latinbuttiscask, barrel
4Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “butiller

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