英语词汇bitumen的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bitumen
词源	bitumen n. a name given by the Roman writers to various hydrocarbons including asphalt and petroleum, mid-15c., from Latin bitumen "asphalt, mineral pitch," probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen). Related: Bituminate. Entries linking to bitumen* bituminous adj. "of the nature of or resembling asphalt," 1610s, from French bitumineux, from Latin bituminosus, from bitumen (see bitumen). The Plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boiles out from under ground, the mouth of Hell. ["Paradise Lost," XII.41] updated on October 13, 2022
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bitumen n.