Where does “bêta” come from?

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

bêta (French): beta; stupid, idiotic

Definitions

  1. beta; stupid, idiotic

Ancestry of “bêta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bêta”

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