Where does “beige” come from?

beige (Middle French) comes from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

Ancestry of “beige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
2Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
3Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
4Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
5Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

Words derived from “beige

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ