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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”

  • vogelpest
  • runderpest
  • pesthaard
  • pestbos
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