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Where does “бекас” come from?

бекас (Russian) comes from French bécasse, from French bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “бекас”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbécassewoodcock
2Frenchbecbeak, bill; kiss
3Old Frenchbec—
4Latinbeccusbeak, bill
5Latin-āceus—
6Latin-āx—
7Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “бекас”

  • бекасёнок
  • бекасиный
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