Where does “butonierka” come from?
butonierka (Polish) comes from Polish butoniera, from French boutonnière, from French bouton, from Italian bottone, from Spanish botón, from Old French boton, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
butonierka (Polish): boutonniere, buttonhole
Definitions
- boutonniere, buttonhole
Ancestry of “butonierka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | butoniera | boutonniere, buttonhole |
| 2 | French | boutonnière | A boutonniere |
| 3 | French | bouton | button; bud; pimple, spot, zit |
| 4 | Italian | bottone | button; bud |
| 5 | Spanish | botón | button; key; bud |
| 6 | Old French | boton | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 8 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |