Where does “botijão” come from?

botijão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese botija, from Spanish botija, from Late Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

botijão (Portuguese): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “botijão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebotijahot water bottle; cylinder; gas cylinder; bottle;...
2Spanishbotijajug; vessel
3Late Latinbutticula—
4Latinbuttiscask, barrel
5Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →