Where does “μπεζ” come from?

μπεζ (Greek) comes from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

μπεζ (Greek): beige

Definitions

  1. beige

Ancestry of “μπεζ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbeigebeige
2Middle Frenchbeige
3Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
4Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
5Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
6Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
7Hebrewבּוּץbyssus
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץEvery word from Ancient Greek βύσσοςEvery word from Latin byssus