Where does “pest” come from?

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

pest (Dutch): A plague, pest, pestilence; A specific bovine...

Definitions

  1. A plague, pest, pestilence; A specific bovine...

Ancestry of “pest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpeste
2Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

Words derived from “pest

Every word from Latin pestisEvery word from Middle French peste