Where does “embelliment” come from?
embelliment (Catalan) comes from Catalan embellir, from Catalan bell, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
embelliment (Catalan): embellishment, beautification
Definitions
- embellishment, beautification
Ancestry of “embelliment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | embellir | to beautify |
| 2 | Catalan | bell | beautiful |
| 3 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 4 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 5 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |