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Where does “bete” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbēta—
2Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “bete”

  • beet
  • beets
  • beetroot
  • silverbeet
  • beeturia
  • beetworm
  • beetrooty
  • beetfly
  • bete
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