Where does “beber” come from?
beber (Spanish) comes from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
beber (Spanish): to drink; to draw from
Definitions
- to drink; to draw from
Ancestry of “beber”, step by step
beber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin bibere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Old Spanish bever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | bever | to drink |