Where does “videobutik” come from?
videobutik (Swedish) comes from Swedish butik, 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 — to push, to hit.
videobutik (Swedish): a video store
Definitions
- a video store
Ancestry of “videobutik”, step by step
videobutik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish butik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | butik | a small shop, typically larger than a "kiosk" but... |
| 2 | French | boutique | shop; boutique |
| 3 | Old Occitan | botica | — |
| 4 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |