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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Beatrix | — |
| 2 | Latin | beatrix | she who makes happy |
| 3 | Latin | viatrix | traveller, wayfarer |
| 4 | Latin | viō | — |
| 5 | Latin | viā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wiā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |