Where does “beauté” come from?

beauté (Anglo-Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

beauté (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of biauté

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of biauté

Ancestry of “beauté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbellitasbeauty
2Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →