Etymology of the English word beige
the English word
beigederived from the French word
perhapsderived from the Latin word
bombaxderived from the Latin word
bombuxderived from the Greek word
bombuxDate
The earliest known usage of beige in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
beige, German
beige, Norwegian
beige, Swedish
beigeUsage
Word found in Modern English
