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Where does “bestia” come from?

bestia (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...

bestia (Catalan): stupid; irrational; animal; beast

Definitions

  1. stupid; irrational; animal; beast

Ancestry of “bestia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantiaaunt; gal
2Late Latinthiaaunt
3Ancient GreekΘεία—
4Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
5Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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