Where does “biton” come from?

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

biton (Tagalog): shoe polish

Definitions

  1. shoe polish

Ancestry of “biton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbetúnbitumen; shoe polish; pipe joint compound
2Catalanbetumbitumen natural asphalt
3Vulgar Latin*bittūmen—
4Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Latin bitūmen →