Where does “butaforie” come from?
butaforie (Romanian) comes from Russian бутафо́рия, from Italian buttafuori, from Italian buttare, 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...
butaforie (Romanian): mockup
Definitions
- mockup
Ancestry of “butaforie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бутафо́рия | mockup |
| 2 | Italian | buttafuori | bouncer, chucker-out; bumpkin |
| 3 | Italian | buttare | to throw, toss, fling, chuck, to sling; to spout,... |
| 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... |