buttis
Latin
Etymology
Found in Late Latin. Probably via Greek (compare Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”), ultimately from the imitative Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”). Also see German Bütte.
Derived terms
- butticula
- buttia
Descendants
Further reading
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 749
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