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
Ancestry of “béat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | beate | — |
| 2 | Latin | beātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
Words derived from “béat”