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Where does “Bellona” come from?

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

Bellona (English): A woman of great spirit and vigour

Definitions

  1. A woman of great spirit and vigour

Ancestry of “Bellona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBellona—
2Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
3Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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