bottega

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noun

A workshop or studio in Italy.

OriginItalian bottega ← Latin apothēca ← Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē) →
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Meanings

nounbottega (plural bottegas or botteghe)

plural bottegas · plural botteghe

  1. A workshop or studio in Italy.

Origin

  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. Englishbottega

Borrowed from Italian bottega.

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APA

bottega. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottega

MLA

“bottega.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottega. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottega,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottega.

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