Where does “beige” come from?

beige (Spanish) comes from Russian бе́жевый, 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 — byssus.

beige (Spanish): Alternative form of beis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of beis

Ancestry of “beige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбе́жевыйbeige
2Russianбежbeige
3Frenchbeigebeige
4Middle Frenchbeige
5Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
6Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
7Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
8Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
9Hebrewבּוּץbyssus

Words derived from “beige

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ