Where does “beat” come from?

beat (Catalan) comes from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

beat (Catalan): saint, beatified; monk

Definitions

  1. saint, beatified; monk

Ancestry of “beat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeātushappy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate
2LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
3Proto-Italicdweoshappy
4Proto-Italicdwejos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “beat”

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