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Where does “bitumino” come from?

bitumino (Latin) comes from Latin bitumen, from Gaulish bitu, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.

bitumino (Latin): I bituminate

Definitions

  1. I bituminate

Ancestry of “bitumino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbitumenmineral pitch, bitumen
2Gaulishbitu—
3Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—

Words derived from “bitumino”

  • bituminate
  • bituminatus
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