Where does “bel·licista” come from?

bel·licista (Catalan) comes from Catalan bèl·lic, from Latin bellicus, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

bel·licista (Catalan): warmonger, war hawk

Definitions

  1. warmonger, war hawk

Ancestry of “bel·licista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbèl·licwar
2LatinbellicusOf or pertaining to war; military; Warlike,...
3Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
4Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus