Where does “pest” come from?

pest (Danish) comes from French peste, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

pest (Danish): plague; pestilence

Definitions

  1. plague; pestilence

Ancestry of “pest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpesteplague; brat; pest
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Every word from Latin pestis →Every word from French peste →