Where does “bébête” come from?

bébête (French) comes from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bébête (French): silly, juvenile; fool, idiot; animal, beastie,...

Definitions

  1. silly, juvenile; fool, idiot; animal, beastie,...

Ancestry of “bébête”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
2Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
4Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “bébête”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →