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Where does “Betulaceae” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Betulaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBetula—
2Latinbetulabirch tree
3Gaulishbitu—
4Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →