Where does “bicho” come from?

bicho (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin bistius, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bicho (Spanish): bug; vermin; beast

Definitions

  1. bug; vermin; beast

Ancestry of “bicho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbistius—
2Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “bicho”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Vulgar Latin bistius →