{"id":2756,"date":"2023-05-19T14:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2756"},"modified":"2023-05-19T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T15:50:40","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2756","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Butler\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-19T14:38:50+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we\u2019re unbottling the origins of the word butler.\n\n\n\nA butler [\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u025a] is:\n\n \tA manservant having charge of wines and liquors.\n \tThe chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, di...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1492\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2756-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2756-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"butler.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we\u2019re unbottling the origins of the word <strong>butler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chris-wilson\/51514930930\/in\/photolist-2mucudj-qu5n96-aWKetT-2gXdiCD-5X6jTq-8casGm-qubCVA-2e3rShf-RcDXtr-2o8MgAX-2k5xisj-7cqZni-qcNuvg-5AkkoD-72yW6W-2im7AHt-2d4fNuw-2e3rR6h-2o8XB53-2o8ZNWz-2o8ZgbN-2o95rSU-2mGJrj9-SqNRnE-2o92M7p-2dacZhK-CQgkfg-2d3awH7-2egU5NX-2kZYAnc-9Acrpc-2nVAhEp-SqNRXC-RSFUjd-9GVYqd-2o8DXLK-2d3avRN-2kZT9tu-2e3rQJW-2jWbuMf-2dacZuZ-2kZT9q3-963nyV-2dacYZk-SpR5Dw-2fT4BWc-QR479X-2kczkQf-2kDbu2E-2kZUfia\" title=\"Butler on recent Production\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51514930930_0d7259be22_z.jpg\" alt=\"Butler on recent Production\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>butler<\/strong> [\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.<\/li>\n<li>The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>boteler<\/em> (the chief servant in charge of wine or other drink, the cupbearer of a king or nobleman), from Old French <em>boteiller<\/em> (one who takes care of the bottles), from <em>boteille<\/em> (bottle), possibly from Vulgar Latin <em>*buticla<\/em> (bottle), from Late Latin <em>butticula<\/em> (bottle), from <em>buttis<\/em> (cask, barrel)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/butler#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>bottle<\/strong>, <strong>butt<\/strong> (large cask), and possibly <strong>boot<\/strong> in English, and <strong>bouteille<\/strong> (bottle, cylinder) and maybe <strong>botte<\/strong> (boot, bundle, bunch) in French.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, another person involved with bottles and wine is a <strong>sommelier<\/strong> (a wine steward, waiter or server). It comes from French <strong>sommelier<\/strong> (originally, a person in charge of the beasts of burden carrying wine), from <em>somme<\/em> (pack), from Latin <em>sagma<\/em> (packsaddle) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sommelier#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mAT0kXjbSTg\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mAT0kXjbSTg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Butler\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-19T14:38:50+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we\u2019re unbottling the origins of the word butler.\n\n\n\nA butler [\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u025a] is:\n\n \tA manservant having charge of wines and liquors.\n \tThe chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, di...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1493\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2756-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2756-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/butler.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"butler.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we\u2019re unbottling the origins of the word butler. A butler [\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u0259(\u0279)\/\u02c8b\u028ct.l\u025a] is: A manservant having charge of wines and liquors. The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services. It comes from Middle English boteler (the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,23,4,50,58,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-language","category-latin","category-middle-english","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2759,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2756\/revisions\/2759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}