Reconstruction:Latin/bittumen

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈtuːm/

Noun

*bittūmen m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

Alternative form of bitūmen

Reconstruction notes

Attested in French from 1165–70[1] and Catalan from the fourteenth century.[2]

Descendants

Old Catalan: betum, bitum
- Catalan: betum
  - →? Portuguese: betume
  - → Spanish: betún
- → Old Spanish: betume
Franco-Provençal: bèton, blèton, bleton
Occitan: betum
Old French: betun
- French: béton (see there for further descendants)

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “betún”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 578
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “bitūmen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1: A–B, page 386

“béton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“betum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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[1] “béton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[2] “betum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.