Where does “bitumikermi” come from?
bitumikermi (Finnish) comes from Finnish bitumi, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
bitumikermi (Finnish): bituminous membrane
Definitions
- bituminous membrane
Ancestry of “bitumikermi”, step by step
bitumikermi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bitumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bitumi | bitumen |
| 2 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 3 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Finnish kermi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kermi | membrane flexible covering whose primary function is to exclude water |