Where does “bête” come from?
bête (French) comes from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.
bête (French): beast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
Definitions
- beast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
Ancestry of “bête”, step by step
bête traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French beste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | beste | beast, animal |
| 2 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 3 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |
via Classical Latin bēstia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Latin | bēstia | — |