Latin

bēstia

‘a beast’

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

6 English words in this record descend from Latin bēstia, most familiar first.

• beast ← beeste ← beste
• bestial ← bēstiālis
• bestiary ← bēstiārium
• bestially ← bestial ← bestial ← bēstiālis
• bicheiro ← bicho ← *bīstius
• bêtise ← bête ← beste ← beste

Etymograph / Latin bēstia