Where does “bestiário” come from?
bestiário (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin bestiarium, from Latin bēstia — a beast.
bestiário (Portuguese): bestiary
Definitions
- bestiary
Ancestry of “bestiário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bestiarium | bestiary; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |