Where does “bevvy” come from?
bevvy (English) comes from English beverage, from Middle English beverage, from Old French beverage, from Old French beivre, from Old French boivre, from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bevvy (English): Alcoholic beverage; To get drunk
Definitions
- Alcoholic beverage; To get drunk
Ancestry of “bevvy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beverage | A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea,... |
| 2 | Middle English | beverage | An beverage or beverages; Such a beverage used... |
| 3 | Old French | beverage | Alternative form of bevrage |
| 4 | Old French | beivre | Alternative form of boivre |
| 5 | Old French | boivre | to drink; a drink |
| 6 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | bibō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |