Where does “bearer” come from?
bearer (Latin) comes from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
bearer (Latin): first-person singular imperfect passive...
Definitions
- first-person singular imperfect passive...
Ancestry of “bearer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | beo | I bless; I gladden; I enrich |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dweos | happy |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dwejos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |