Where does “pest” come from?
pest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
pest (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; a plague
Ancestry of “pest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pestis | a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,... |
Words derived from “pest”