Where does “bebe” come from?
bebe (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu bebi, from Portuguese beber, from Old Portuguese beber, from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bebe (Papiamentu): to drink
Definitions
- to drink
Ancestry of “bebe”, step by step
bebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu bebi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | bebi | to drink |
| 2 | Portuguese | beber | to drink; to consume alcoholic beverages; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | beber | — |
| 4 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |