Where does “pest” come from?
pest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
pest (Norwegian Bokmål): a plague
Definitions
- a plague
Ancestry of “pest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pestis | a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,... |