Where does “tebotiaid” come from?
tebotiaid (Welsh) comes from Welsh tebot, from English teapot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
Ancestry of “tebotiaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | tebot | teapot |
| 2 | English | teapot | A vessel for brewing and serving tea |
| 3 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 5 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 7 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |