Where does “säästöbetoni” come from?

säästöbetoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish betoni, from French béton, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

säästöbetoni (Finnish): concrete changed in some way to reduce cost, such as adding stone or rock

Definitions

  1. concrete changed in some way to reduce cost, such as adding stone or rock

Ancestry of “säästöbetoni”, step by step

säästöbetoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish betoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbetoniconcrete
2Frenchbétonconcrete; to drop
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

via Finnish säästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäästösaving reduction in expenditure
2FinnishsäästääTo save
3Proto-Finnicsäästädäkto put aside, to save
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Latin bitūmen →