Where does “bēta” come from?

bēta (Latin) comes from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

bēta (Latin): A beet

Definitions

  1. A beet

Ancestry of “bēta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “bēta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →
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