Latin

beccus

‘beak, bill’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin beccus.

15 English words in this record descend from Latin beccus, most familiar first.

• beck ← bec ← bec
• buckle ← bokel ← boucle ← buccula ← bucca
• beak ← bec ← bec
• bouche ← boche ← bucca
• embouchure ← emboucher ← bouche ← bouche ← boche
• picosecond ← pico ← bico
• bocca ← bucca
• bucca
• bocconcini ← boccone ← bocca ← bucca
• beccal
• bouchée ← bouche ← *buccata ← bucca
• buccula ← bucca

More words from beccus

• bucculent
• bucellarius
• disembogue

Etymograph / Latin beccus