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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | биткоин | — |
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Old English | byt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 7 | Latin | buttia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |