Etymology of the English word beefeater
the English word
beefeaterderived from the English word
beefderived from the Old French word
boefderived from the Latin word
bos (ox; bull; cow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the Old French word
buefderived from the Latin word
bos (ox; bull; cow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷou-derived from the English word
eaterUsage
Word found in Modern English
