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English word origin

Etymology of botty

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Bottom.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty From bott(om) + -y.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Resembling a bot (automated software process); botlike.

noun

A term of address for a bot.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From bot + -y.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative form of shotty and dotty (“shotgun”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare boot and booting for shoot and shooting, respectively.

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