Where does “pyrobituminous” come from?
pyrobituminous (English) comes from English bituminous, from French bitumineux, from Latin bituminosus, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
pyrobituminous (English): Of or relating to pyrobitumen
Definitions
- Of or relating to pyrobitumen
Ancestry of “pyrobituminous”, step by step
pyrobituminous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bituminous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bituminous | Of or pertaining to bitumen; Bituminous coal; A... |
| 2 | French | bitumineux | bituminous |
| 3 | Latin | bituminosus | abounding in bitumen or pitch; bituminous |
| 4 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 5 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |