Where does “beige” come from?

beige (Italian) comes from Spanish beige, from Russian бе́жевый, from Russian беж, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus — byssus.

Ancestry of “beige”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	beige	Alternative form of beis
2	Russian	бе́жевый	beige
3	Russian	беж	beige
4	French	beige	beige
5	Middle French	beige	—
6	Old French	bege	color of undyed wool or cotton
7	Vulgar Latin	bysseus	cottony grey; cotton-coloured
8	Latin	byssus	byssus or sea silk
9	Ancient Greek	βύσσος	flax; linen; Levant cotton
10	Hebrew	בּוּץ	byssus

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