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Where does “gʷetu-yo-s” come from?

gʷetu-yo-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “gʷetu-yo-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
2Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gʷetu-yo-s”

  • bituminous
  • bitumen
  • subbituminous
  • betulinic
  • pyrobitumen
  • bitume
  • betulin
  • bitumed
  • nonbituminous
  • bituminiferous
  • calcareobituminous
  • pyrobituminous
  • bituminate
  • dilbit
  • debituminize
  • betulus
  • betule
  • bituminatus
  • bitumino
  • betulla
  • bitumen
  • betulo
  • bituminosus
  • betula
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