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Where does “биток” come from?

биток (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.

Ancestry of “биток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбиткоин—
2EnglishBitcoinAlternative letter-case form of bitcoin
3EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
4Middle Englishbitte—
5Old Englishbyt—
6Proto-Germanic*buttjā—
7Latinbuttia—
8Ancient Greekβούττιον—
9Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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