Where does “бито́к” come from?
бито́к (Russian) comes from Russian биткоин, from English Bitcoin, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
бито́к (Russian): cue ball
Definitions
- cue ball
Ancestry of “бито́к”, step by step
бито́к traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian биткоин
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | биткоин | bitcoin |
| 2 | English | Bitcoin | Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin |
| 3 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 4 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 5 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 7 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |