Where does “botum” come from?

botum (Latin) comes from Latin botulus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

Ancestry of “botum”, step by step

botum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin botulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbotulussausage, black pudding
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Latin botium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbotium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-Every word from Latin botulus