Where does “Bella” come from?

Bella comes from Italian bella, the feminine form of Italian bello, derived from Latin bellus meaning "beautiful," which developed from Latin bonus meaning "good," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots.

Ancestry of “Bella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbellabeauty, belle; sweetheart; fair copy
2Italianbellonice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...
3Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
4Middle High Germanfīn—
5Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
6Latinfīnisend
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “Bella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →
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