Where does “potel” come from?

potel (Welsh) comes from Middle English botel, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

potel (Welsh): bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle

Ancestry of “potel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbotelbottle, flask, wineskin
2Old Frenchboteillebottle
3Latinbutticulabottle
4Latinbuttiscask, barrel
5Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →