Where does “bétail” come from?

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

bétail (French): livestock; cattle

Definitions

  1. livestock; cattle

Ancestry of “bétail”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bétail”

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