Where does “Pest” come from?
Pest (German) comes from Middle French peste, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
Pest (German): plague
Ancestry of “Pest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | peste | — |
| 2 | Latin | pestis | a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,... |
Words derived from “Pest”