Where does “beta” come from?

beta (Italian) comes from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

beta (Italian): The name of the Greek script letter Β/β; beta;...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Greek script letter Β/β; beta;...

Ancestry of “beta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbētaA beet
2Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “beta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →