Where does “бе́жевый” come from?

бе́жевый (Russian) comes from Russian беж, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

бе́жевый (Russian): beige

Definitions

  1. beige

Ancestry of “бе́жевый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбежbeige
2Frenchbeigebeige
3Middle Frenchbeige
4Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
5Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
6Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
7Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
8Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

Words derived from “бе́жевый

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץEvery word from Ancient Greek βύσσοςEvery word from Latin byssus
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