Where does “beccus” come from?

beccus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gaulish bekkos, from Proto-Celtic bekkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

beccus (Vulgar Latin): beak, bill

Definitions

  1. beak, bill

Ancestry of “beccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbekkos—
2Proto-Celticbekkosbeak, snout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “beccus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bekkos →Every word from Gaulish bekkos →