Where does “vyann bèf” come from?
vyann bèf (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole bèf, from French bœuf, from Middle French bœuf, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
vyann bèf (Haitian Creole): beef
Definitions
- beef
Ancestry of “vyann bèf”, step by step
vyann bèf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole bèf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | bèf | cow domesticated bovine |
| 2 | French | bœuf | ox; beef; jam session |
| 3 | Middle French | bœuf | ox |
| 4 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Haitian Creole vyann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | vyann | meat |
| 2 | French | viande | meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece... |
| 3 | Old French | viande | food |
| 4 | Latin | vīvanda | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīvenda | — |
| 6 | Latin | vīvendus | which is to be lived |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |