Re: Italian name Bottini
The italian word "bottiglia" comes from the French "bouteille".
So both the words come from a latin word "buttis", but the old french word was "butticula" that in fact means "litte cask".
In French instead a cask is called "tonneau". See the english word "tunnel that has a different meaning.
Bottaio in Italy is a man that make casks. usually in little villages casks were made by a joiner. But not all the joiners were able to make them.
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Italian name Bottini  ·  Elodia  ·  6/11/2004, 2:11 PM
Re: Italian name Bottini  ·  MSagani  ·  6/12/2004, 5:39 AM
Re: Italian name Bottini  ·  Sean Foglai  ·  6/13/2004, 6:56 PM
Re: Italian name Bottini  ·  Sagani  ·  6/16/2004, 5:23 AM
Re: Italian name Bottini  ·  Elodia  ·  6/13/2004, 2:50 AM