bottled-water
UK[ˈbɒtld ˈwɔːtə]US[ˈbɑːtld ˈwɔːtɚ]
n
Water that has been purified and sealed in a bottle for drinking.
Morpheme Breakdown
bottled
water
bottled
past participle
water
noun
Etymology
The compound term "bottled-water" is a modern descriptive formation, combining two ancient words to specify a contemporary commercial product. "Bottle" traces back to the Latin 'butticula', a diminutive of 'buttis' meaning cask, entering English via Old French. "Water" has a deeply rooted Proto-Indo-European origin in 'wod-or', a suffixed form of the root 'wed-' meaning water or wet. The logic of the compound is transparently literal: it denotes water that has undergone the process of being placed into bottles, shifting from a simple description of state to the standard term for a packaged commodity.
Analysis
Structure: bottled (past participle) + water (noun)
bottled: From Middle English 'botel', meaning a container, with the suffix '-ed' indicating a past participle/adjectival form, functioning here as an adjective describing the water.
water: From Old English 'wæter', of Proto-Germanic origin, functioning as the core noun denoting the liquid substance.
Examples
She always carries a bottle of bottled-water in her bag.
The conference provided complimentary bottled-water for all attendees.
Sales of bottled-water have increased due to concerns about tap water quality.