Galician

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bedulos, Abadín, Galicia

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Etymology

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From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *betūllo, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *betu- (birch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (resin, pitch).[1][2][3]

Compare bido, bidueiro, and bídalo.

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Noun

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bedulo m (plural bedulos)

  1. birch tree (Betula)
    Synonyms: bídalo, bido, bidueiro
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References

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  1. ^ Cf. Gonzalo Navaza (2006) Fitotoponimia Galega, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, →ISBN, pages 80-89.
  2. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “abedul”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  3. ^ José Luis Pensado, Martín Sarmiento (1999) Onomástico etimológico de la lengua gallega[1], Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, →ISBN, pages 41-44