Where does “bicho” come from?

bicho (Chavacano) comes from Spanish bicho, from Vulgar Latin bistius, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bicho (Chavacano): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “bicho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbichobug; vermin; beast
2Vulgar Latinbistius—
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Vulgar Latin bistius →Every word from Spanish bicho →