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Where does “besto” come from?

besto (Esperanto) comes from German Bestie, from Italian bestia, from Latin bēstia.

besto (Esperanto): animal; nonhuman animal; beast

Definitions

  1. animal; nonhuman animal; beast

Ancestry of “besto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBestiebeast
2Italianbestiabeast
3Latinbēstia—

Words derived from “besto”

  • bestkuracisto
  • dombesto
  • mambesto
  • bestaĵo
Every word from Latin bēstia →