Where does “bétaillère” come from?
bétaillère (French) comes from French bétail, from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.
bétaillère (French): cattle truck; people carrier
Definitions
- cattle truck; people carrier
Ancestry of “bétaillère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bétail | livestock; cattle |
| 2 | French | bête | beast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in... |
| 3 | Middle French | beste | beast, animal |
| 4 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 5 | Latin | bēstia | — |