Where does “bebi” come from?
bebi (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese beber, from Old Portuguese beber, from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bebi (Kabuverdianu): to drink
Ancestry of “bebi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | beber | to drink; to consume alcoholic beverages; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | beber | — |
| 3 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | bibō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |