Where does “bestial” come from?

bestial (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin bestialis, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bestial (Portuguese): bestial; brutish; beastly

Definitions

  1. bestial; brutish; beastly

Ancestry of “bestial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbestialis—
2Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “bestial”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Late Latin bestialis →