Where does “bitchu” come from?

bitchu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Bicho, from Vulgar Latin bistius, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bitchu (Kabuverdianu): small animal

Definitions

  1. small animal

Ancestry of “bitchu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBichobeast non-human animal
2Vulgar Latinbistius—
3Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “bitchu”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Vulgar Latin bistius →Every word from Portuguese Bicho →