Where does “bitumineux” come from?
bitumineux (French) comes from Latin bituminosus, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
bitumineux (French): bituminous
Definitions
- bituminous
Ancestry of “bitumineux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bituminosus | abounding in bitumen or pitch; bituminous |
| 2 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 3 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |