Etymology of the French word bouton
the Old French word
boutonderived from the Old French word
bouterusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Frankish root
*bōtanDate
The earliest known usage of bouton in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
boutonnerie,
boutonnier,
boutonnière,
boutonner,
boutonné,
bouton-d'argent,
bouton-d'or,
bouton-poussoir,
boutonneux,
tire-bouton,
boutonniereDerivations in other languages
English
button, English
buttons, English
bouton, Italian
bottone, Romanian
butonCognates
Catalan
botó, English
button, Italian
bottone, Portuguese
botao, Spanish
botonUsage
Word found in Old French
