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Where does “Belle” come from?

Belle (Cebuano) comes from English Belle, from French belle, from Latin bella, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “Belle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBelle—
2Frenchbellefeminine singular of beau; beautiful woman,...
3Latinbellanominative plural of bellum; accusative plural of...
4Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
5Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
6Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
7LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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