bech
Old Irish
/bʲex/
noun
Definitions
- bee
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *bekos derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (bee).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰey-
Gloss
bee
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蜂
Emoji
🐝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibee English
- bee English
- bee fly English
- beebread English
- beebrush English
- beedom English
- beehive English
- beehiving English
- beehood English
- beehouse English
- beekeeper English
- beekeeping English
- beekind English
- beeless English
- beelike English
- beeline English
- beeling English
- beely English
- beemageddon English
- beemaster English
- beemother English
- beepocalypse English
- beeproof English
- beeskep English
- beeswarm English
- beewort English
- beey English
- beeyard English
- fucosterol English
- fucoxanthin English
- honeybee English
- humblebee English
- nanobee English
- queen bee English
- spelling bee English
- fuco Latin
- fūcus Latin
- fuco Italian
- σφήξ Ancient Greek
- φῦκος Ancient Greek
- *bʰey- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰoik-, *bʰik- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰoyk-, *bʰik- Proto-Indo-European
- *bijō Proto-Germanic
- *bijǭ Proto-Germanic
- ビー Japanese
- Beowulf Old English
- beobread Old English
- beoceorl Old English
- beogang Old English
- beomodor Old English
- beowyrt Old English
- bēo Old English
- feldbeo Old English
- bee Middle English
- beach Irish
- beachadóir Irish
- beachadóireacht Irish
- beachaire Irish
- beachlann Irish
- bite Latvian
- beach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beachan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *beko-, *bikos Proto-Celtic
- *bekos Proto-Celtic
- bia Old Saxon
- bitė Lithuanian
- pi Marshallese
- bi Tok Pisin
- bekos Gaulish
- bi Bislama
- *bīt, bī-tey/ti bat-pro