Etymology Explorer
› Gaulish
Where does “bitu” come from?
bitu (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.
Ancestry of “bitu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
betwiyos
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʷét-
resin, gum
Words derived from “bitu”
bitumen
betulinic
pyrobitumen
betulin
betulla
bitumen
betula
bitumino
betulo
betulla
Betula
betulus
betullus
boul
betume
bétula
betule
betule
betullum
betullus
*bliatua
biôla
boulât
debituminize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic betwiyos →