Where does “bellveure” come from?

bellveure (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.

bellveure (Catalan): summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)

Definitions

  1. summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)

Ancestry of “bellveure”, step by step

bellveure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan bell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbellbeautiful
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

via Catalan veure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanveureto see
2Old Occitanvezerto see
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus