Etymology

botty

bot·ty
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Today it means: Bottom. Full definition →

English bott(om) ← Middle English botme ← Old English botm
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botty · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰmḗn
  3. Proto-Germanic*butmaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*botm
  5. Old Englishbotm
  6. Middle Englishbotme
  7. Englishbott(om)
  8. English todaybotty

From bott(om) + -y.

botty · adjective, noun2

From bot + -y.

botty · noun3

Compare boot and booting for shoot and shooting, respectively.

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