Where does “bitxu” come from?

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

bitxu (Kabuverdianu): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “bitxu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBichobeast non-human animal
2Vulgar Latinbistius—
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Vulgar Latin bistius →Every word from Portuguese Bicho →