Where does “żelbetowy” come from?

żelbetowy (Polish) comes from Polish żelbet, from Polish żelazobeton, from Polish beton, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

żelbetowy (Polish): made of reinforced concrete

Definitions

  1. made of reinforced concrete

Ancestry of “żelbetowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżelbetreinforced concrete
2Polishżelazobetonreinforced concrete
3Polishbetonconcrete; the most conservative fraction within...
4Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥Every word from Latin -menEvery word from Latin bitūmen