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Where does “Betula” come from?

Betula (Translingual) comes from Latin betula, from Gaulish bitu, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.

Ancestry of “Betula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbetulabirch tree
2Gaulishbitu—
3Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—

Words derived from “Betula”

  • betulinic
  • betulin
  • Betuloideae
  • Betulaceae
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