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Where does “butik” come from?

butik (Swedish) comes from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

butik (Swedish): a small shop, typically larger than a "kiosk" but...

Definitions

  1. a small shop, typically larger than a "kiosk" but...

Ancestry of “butik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboutiqueshop; boutique
2Old Occitanbotica—
3Latinapothēca—
4Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
5Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “butik”

  • butikshylla
  • butiksbiträde
  • butikskedja
  • livsmedelsbutik
  • förbutik
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