Where does “kuonabetoni” come from?
kuonabetoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish betoni, from French béton, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
kuonabetoni (Finnish): slag concrete concrete made from slag cement (cement with slag in it)
Definitions
- slag concrete concrete made from slag cement (cement with slag in it)
Ancestry of “kuonabetoni”, step by step
kuonabetoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish betoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | betoni | concrete |
| 2 | French | béton | concrete; to drop |
| 3 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Finnish kuona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuona | slag; scum, cinder |