Where does “bellesa” come from?
bellesa (Catalan) comes from Catalan bell, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bellesa (Catalan): beauty
Definitions
- beauty
Ancestry of “bellesa”, step by step
bellesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan bell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bell | beautiful |
| 2 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 3 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 4 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Vulgar Latin bellitia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bellitia | beauty |