Where does “bèstia” come from?
bèstia (Catalan) comes from Catalan tia, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek Θεία, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
bèstia (Catalan): stupid; irrational; animal; beast
Definitions
- stupid; irrational; animal; beast
Ancestry of “bèstia”, step by step
bèstia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tia | aunt; gal |
| 2 | Late Latin | thia | aunt |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεία | aunt |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Catalan bes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bes | plural of be; kiss; strip of cloth used as part... |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Latin bēstia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |