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Where does “beve” come from?

beve (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin baba — drooling, infantile talk; drool, spit.

Ancestry of “beve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit

Words derived from “beve”

  • clavarder
  • bavarder
  • bavard
  • bavardocher
  • bavardeur
  • bave
  • bavardar
Every word from Vulgar Latin baba →