booted

The word 'booted' is a straightforward English formation, combining the noun 'boot' with the adjectival suffix '-ed'. The noun 'boot' itself has a long history, entering Middle English from Old French 'bote', which may have Germanic roots, perhaps related to the Old Norse 'bútr' meaning 'piece' or 'stocking'. The suffix '-ed' is a native English morpheme used to create adjectives meaning "having, provided with, or characterized by" the noun it follows. Thus, the literal meaning "provided with boots" evolved naturally. The informal sense of being "forcibly removed" is a 20th-century metaphorical extension, vividly likening a sudden dismissal to being kicked out by a boot.

Structure: boot (footwear) + ed (adjective-forming suffix) boot: Middle English, from Old French 'bote', of uncertain origin, possibly from a Germanic source. Denotes a type of footwear. ed: Old English '-ed', '-od', '-ad', a suffix forming adjectives from nouns or verbs, indicating possession of a quality or being in a state.