Beets
/biːts/noun
Plural of beet, a root vegetable with a deep red or purple juice.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *beta*, the name for the beet plant, which spread through European languages long before the vegetable became a modern kitchen staple.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bheid-
“to split, cleave”
Latin
Latin
beta
“beet; beetroot plant”
Late Latin
Latin
betta
“beet”
Old English
English
bete
“beet”
Middle English
English
betes
“beets”