Etymology

bottega

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Today it means: A workshop or studio in Italy. Full definition →

Italian bottega ← Latin apothēca ← Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  8. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  9. Ancient Greekἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)
  11. Latinapothēca
  12. Italian*potteca
  13. Italianbottega
  14. English todaybottega

Borrowed from Italian bottega.

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