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Where does “béotien” come from?

béotien (French) comes from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus.

béotien (French): Boeotian; Boeotian, philistine; layperson

Definitions

  1. Boeotian; Boeotian, philistine; layperson

Ancestry of “béotien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
2Middle French-ien-ian
3Old French-ien-ian
4Latin-iānus—
5Latin-ānus—

Words derived from “béotien”

  • béotisme
  • béotiennement
Every word from Latin -ānus →