Where does “貝爾維尤” come from?

貝爾維尤 (Chinese) comes from English Bellevue, 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.

貝爾維尤 (Chinese): any of several cities with this name

Definitions

  1. any of several cities with this name

Ancestry of “貝爾維尤”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBellevueA placename
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-