German word Beton comes from Proto-Celtic *betuyā, Gaulish betua, Proto-Indo-European *gʷétu, and later Latin bitumen (Mineral pitch, bitumen.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*betuyā | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | |
betua | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
*gʷétu | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bitu | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
bitumen | Latin (lat) | Mineral pitch, bitumen. |
béton | French (fr) | (verlan, back slang) to drop Concrete. |
Beton | German (de) | Concrete. |