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Where does “beccus” come from?

beccus (Latin) comes from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

beccus (Latin): beak, bill

Definitions

  1. beak, bill

Ancestry of “beccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āceus—
2Latin-āx—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “beccus”

  • beak
  • beck
  • picador
  • beaky
  • beaklike
  • beakful
  • beakhead
  • beakless
  • bejan
  • beakish
  • halfbeak
  • stickybeak
  • debeak
  • longbeak
  • crossbeak
  • beakfish
  • pico de gallo
  • hornbeak
  • boko
  • beccal
  • kakabeak
  • becco
  • picapleitos
  • picotazo
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