English
potty
Potty comes from English pot ‘chamberpot’.
- English1500–presentpot‘chamberpot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1940potty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentpot‘chamberpot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1940potty
Earliest quotation: 1940, William Carlos Williams: “If you just let him know you want him…”
Linked words
through English pot ‘chamberpot’
Today it means
noun A chamber pot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English pot / potty