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14 June, 21:51

What language did the word beige most recently come from?

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  1. 14 June, 21:56
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    According to the French dictionary Petit Robert, it "perhaps" originally came from Italian, "Bombagia", meaning cotton.

    Ref: 1220; o. i., p.-ê. de l'it. bombagia " coton

    Note: Agreed, the word beige most recently came from French. I went too far back to 1220!

    (edited 2018-03-08)
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