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Where does “bot” come from?

bot (Spanish) comes from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bot (Spanish): bot

Definitions

  1. bot

Ancestry of “bot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
2EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
3Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
4Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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