{"id":3773,"date":"2025-02-08T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2025-02-16T17:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T17:09:09","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-bottles-boots-and-butts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3773","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Bottles, Boots and Butts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Bottles, Boots and Butts\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-08T13:53:04+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between words for bottle, boot and butt in various languages.\n\n\n\nMeanings of bottle [\u02c8b\u0254t\u026b\u0329 \/ \u02c8b\u0251.t\u0259l] include:\n\n\nA container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used prim...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bottles.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8716\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3773-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bottles.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bottles.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bottles.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\/bottles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3773-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bottles.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"bottles.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology, we find connections between words for <strong>bottle<\/strong>, <strong>boot<\/strong> and <strong>butt<\/strong> in various languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fraleigh\/34731484\/in\/photolist-451sG-8iUFnL-dkH3BE-9cwfaG-gARDT9-nBMapd-8cqMhv-p8bHck-f1T6jU-8YwE6t-tqh9LQ-ETD8CE-a47fYW-bPJfmx-5VcHkf-8rTCj2-dBX1C6-gARGoP-DxSDTs-5CcXT4-ETD9k1-bbbR3c-cnaxfN-cFhxoS-89337W-21p5Kbk-9hGDuD-oSEjuA-e35bqn-dNxVz9-qiv1dA-5pxkyp-JXmVxi-RH7w4-JyPAy-JyQp1-dJFuww-ojmbRY-9M9yjU-bysL8K-234ZfBs-bExEr8-KGpaT9-iQZSKq-92tyeN-8QsR8C-amGFDq-4UWQVz-MWMmL-6oNira\" title=\"Balcony pix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/22\/34731484_79874c5bd7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" alt=\"Balcony pix\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanings of <strong>bottle<\/strong> [\u02c8b\u0254t\u026b\u0329 \/ \u02c8b\u0251.t\u0259l] include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.<\/li>\n<li>The contents of such a container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>botel<\/em> [\u02c8but\u0259l] (bottle, flask, wineskin), from Old French <em>boteille<\/em> [bu\u02c8te\u028e\u0259] (bottle), from Late Latin <em>butticula<\/em> (bottle, flask), from <em>buttis<\/em> (cask, barrel), from Ancient Greek <em>\u03b2\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03c4\u1fd0\u03c2<\/em> (bo\u00fbtt\u012ds &#8211; a type of vessel), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European <em>*b\u02b0eHw-<\/em> (to swell, puff) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/clutter\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>boot<\/strong>, <strong>butt<\/strong> (cask, barrel), and <strong>butler<\/strong> in English, <strong>bottiglia<\/strong> (bottle) in Italian, <strong>botte<\/strong> (boot, oppression) in French, <strong>botija<\/strong> (jug, vessel) in Spanish, <strong>butoi<\/strong> (barrel, cask) in Romanian,  <strong>buta<\/strong> (butt, cask, stock, stocky person) in Irish, and <strong>b\u00fa\u010da<\/strong> (pumpkin, squash, head) in Slovenian [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/buttis#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words for bottle in Old English included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>flasce<\/strong> [\u02c8fl\u0251s.ke] (bottle, flask), which comes from Proto-Germanic <em>*flask\u01ed<\/em> (flask, bottle),  lives on as <strong>flask<\/strong> in English, and is related the German word <strong>Flasche<\/strong> (bottle, flask, flagon), <strong>fles<\/strong> (bottle) in Dutch, and <strong>flaska<\/strong> (bottle) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/flasce#Old_English\">source<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li><strong>ampella<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0251m.pel.l\u0251] (flask, bottle, flagon, vial), which comes from Proto-West Germanic <em>*ampull\u0101<\/em> (flask), from Latin <em>ampulla<\/em> (a two-handled vessel with a swollen middle), from <em>amphora<\/em> (a large vessel, especially one made of clay with two handles used for storing and transporting wine and oil), from Ancient Greek <em>\u1f00\u03bc\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c2<\/em> (amphore\u00fas &#8211; jar with a narrow neck, amphora). It lives on as <strong>ampoule<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ampella#Old_English\">source<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A related word in German is <strong>Ampel<\/strong>, which can refer to a traffic light, a ceiling lamp or a container which hangs from the ceiling (for a plant, etc.) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Ampel#German\">source<\/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:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/podbay.fm\/p\/radio-omniglot\">Podbay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">Podtail<\/a> and other pod places.<\/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. 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Meanings of bottle [\u02c8b\u0254t\u026b\u0329 \/ \u02c8b\u0251.t\u0259l] include: A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. The contents of such a container. 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