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Where does “beggary” come from?

Beggary comes from Middle English, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming agent nouns and adjectives.

beggary (English): The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme...

Definitions

  1. The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme...

Ancestry of “beggary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeggarA person who begs; A person suffering from...
2Middle Englishbeggere—
3Middle Englishbeggento beg
4Old Englishbecgan—
5Old Englishbedecianto beg
6Old Englishbedurequest; prayer; supplication; religious worship
7Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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