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Where does “splatbook” come from?

splatbook (English) comes from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

splatbook (English): One of a series of books for a roleplaying game,...

Definitions

  1. One of a series of books for a roleplaying game,...

Ancestry of “splatbook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBook—
2Germanbūch—
3Middle High Germanbuoch—
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk—
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
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