Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “besta” come from?

besta (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin bēstia.

besta (Old Portuguese): beast; beast of burden, donkey

Definitions

  1. beast; beast of burden, donkey

Ancestry of “besta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbēstia—

Words derived from “besta”

  • besta
  • besteira
  • besta
  • bestia
  • bestia
Every word from Latin bēstia →