Where does “bestaĵo” come from?
bestaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto besto, from German Bestie, from Italian bestia, from Latin bēstia.
bestaĵo (Esperanto): bestiality
Ancestry of “bestaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | besto | animal; nonhuman animal; beast |
| 2 | German | Bestie | beast |
| 3 | Italian | bestia | beast |
| 4 | Latin | bēstia | — |