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Where does “botar” come from?

botar (Spanish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

botar (Spanish): to bounce; to throw, throw away; to fire, dismiss

Definitions

  1. to bounce; to throw, throw away; to fire, dismiss

Ancestry of “botar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboterto push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust
2Old Frenchbouterto strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
3Frankishbautanto push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,...
4Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
5Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “botar”

  • botarata
  • abotonar
  • desabotonar
  • botón
  • botones
  • botones
  • botones
  • botones
  • benta
  • mųstúnena
  • mǫ̀tunéna
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