Where does “Bea” come from?

Bea (Dutch) comes from Dutch Beatrix, from Latin beatrix, from Latin viatrix, from Latin viō, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Bea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBeatrix—
2Latinbeatrixshe who makes happy
3Latinviatrixtraveller, wayfarer
4Latinviōto travel, to journey
5Latinviāroad, street, path
6Proto-Italic*wiāroad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “Bea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →