Where does “bestaĵo” come from?

bestaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto besto, from German Bestie, from Italian bestia, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bestaĵo (Esperanto): bestiality

Definitions

  1. bestiality

Ancestry of “bestaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobestoanimal; nonhuman animal; beast
2GermanBestiebeast
3Italianbestiabeast
4Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Italian bestia →Every word from German Bestie →