betula
Latin
noun
Definitions
- birch tree.
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish *bitu derived from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷetu-yo-s.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷetu-yo-s
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bitumen English
- *bettius Latin
- *betūle Latin
- betulla Latin
- bituminosus Latin
- bitūmen Latin
- Bitumen German
- betulla Italian
- bitume Italian
- bitume French
- béton French
- би́тум Russian
- битум Russian
- betún Spanish, Castilian
- *gʷet- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷetu-yo-s Proto-Indo-European
- bétula Portuguese
- beith Irish
- bedoll Catalan, Valencian
- bedw Welsh
- bedwen Welsh
- bitume Middle Dutch
- beith Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- betume Old Portuguese
- *betwiyos Proto-Celtic
- *betua Gaulish
- *bitu Gaulish
- betua Gaulish