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Where does “béat” come from?

béat (French) comes from Middle French beate, from Latin beātus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

béat (French): blissful; in awe; beatus

Definitions

  1. blissful; in awe; beatus

Ancestry of “béat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbeate—
2Latinbeātus—
3LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
4Proto-Italicdweoshappy
5Proto-Italicdwejos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “béat”

  • béatement
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