Where does “bêtifier” come from?

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

bêtifier (French): To act childishly; To be brutalized

Definitions

  1. To act childishly; To be brutalized

Ancestry of “bêtifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
2Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
4Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →
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