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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

  1. to drink; to draw from

Ancestry of “beber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbiberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinbibō—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “beber”

  • bebedor
  • bebida
  • bebido
  • bebe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →