Where does “bistre” come from?
bistre (English) comes from French bistre, from French bistrer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
bistre (English): A brown pigment made from soot, especially from...
Definitions
- A brown pigment made from soot, especially from...
Ancestry of “bistre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bistre | bistre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | bistrer | to darken, blacken; to be mesmerized |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |