bestiary
Meaninga book of beasts
Common meaning: a medieval book of animals
- bestia wild animalLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 234 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin bestia ‘a wild animal’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bestia, p. 234 · dictionary scan
Roots
- bestia, -ae Latin “a wild animal”
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