Where does “bege” come from?

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

bege (Old French): color of undyed wool or cotton

Definitions

  1. color of undyed wool or cotton

Ancestry of “bege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
2Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
3Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
4Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

Words derived from “bege”

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ →Every word from Ancient Greek βύσσος →Every word from Latin byssus →