Where does “beau” come from?
beau (Aromanian) comes from Latin bibo, from Proto-Italic pibō, from Proto-Indo-European píph₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
beau (Aromanian): I drink
Ancestry of “beau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bibo | I drink |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pibō | drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | píph₃eti | to drink, to be drinking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
Words derived from “beau”