Where does “butin” come from?
butin (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.
Ancestry of “butin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *budina | — |
| 3 | Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πῡτῑ́νη | flask |
Words derived from “butin”