Where does “bestially” come from?

bestially (English) comes from Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Latin bēstiālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

bestially (English): In a bestial manner

Definitions

  1. In a bestial manner

Ancestry of “bestially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbestialanimal of or pertaining to animals
2Old Frenchbestialbestial (of or relating to a beast)
3Latinbēstiālisbestial, beast-like
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin bēstiālis →