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Where does “bețivan” come from?

bețivan (Romanian) comes from Romanian bețiv, from Romanian beție, from Romanian beat, from English beat, from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bețivan (Romanian): inclined to drinking heavily; a major drunkard

Definitions

  1. inclined to drinking heavily; a major drunkard

Ancestry of “bețivan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbețivinclined to drinking often; drunk, drunkard,...
2Romanianbețiedrunkenness, intoxication, inebriation; carousal,...
3Romanianbeatdrunk, drunken, intoxicated; tipsy
4EnglishbeatA stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse...
5Middle Englishbeten—
6Old Englishbēatanto thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,...
7Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
8Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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