Where does “beatus” come from?

beatus (English) comes from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

beatus (English): A person who has been beatified

Definitions

  1. A person who has been beatified

Ancestry of “beatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeātushappy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate
2LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
3Proto-Italicdweoshappy
4Proto-Italicdwejos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwejos →Every word from Proto-Italic dweos →