Where does “betún” come from?

betún (Spanish) comes from Catalan betum, from Vulgar Latin *bittūmen, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

betún (Spanish): bitumen; shoe polish; pipe joint compound

Definitions

  1. bitumen; shoe polish; pipe joint compound

Ancestry of “betún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbetumbitumen natural asphalt
2Vulgar Latin*bittūmen—
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

Words derived from “betún”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Latin bitūmen →
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