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Where does “bécher” come from?

bécher (French) comes from German becher, from Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

bécher (French): beaker

Definitions

  1. beaker

Ancestry of “bécher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbecherinflection of bechern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbecher—
3Old High Germanbehhari—
4Latinbīcārium—
5Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
6Latinvīcus—
7Proto-Italicweikos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “bécher”

  • bicha
  • bicher
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