Where does “boto” come from?
boto (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese bote, from Old French bot, from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
boto (Papiamentu): boat, ship, vessel
Ancestry of “boto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | bote | rowing boat; any small boat; an animal’s sudden... |
| 2 | Old French | bot | toad; strike; hit; blow; Alternative form of bat |
| 3 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 4 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 5 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |