Where does “Jobelle” come from?
Jobelle (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Belle, from English Belle, from French belle, from Latin bella, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “Jobelle”, step by step
Jobelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano Belle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Belle | — |
| 2 | English | Belle | An attractive woman |
| 3 | French | belle | feminine singular of beau; beautiful woman,... |
| 4 | Latin | bella | nominative plural of bellum; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 6 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via Cebuano Jo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Jo | — |