'bottle-like' originates from English, composed of the noun 'bottle' and the adjectival suffix '-like' (from Old English '-līc' meaning 'having the form of').

'bottle' comes from Old French 'boteille' (later 'botelle'), ultimately from Late Latin 'butticula' (a diminutive of 'buttis' meaning 'cask'); the suffix '-like' derives from Old English '-līc' (Middle English '-lich'), which produced the modern adjectival suffix '-like'. Together they formed the compound adjective 'bottle-like' in Modern English.

Originally the parts separately referred to a container ('bottle') and a form/likeness ('-like'); combined as 'bottle-like' the meaning remained straightforward: 'having the form or qualities of a bottle.'