Where does “antibeauty” come from?
antibeauty (English) comes from English beauty, from Middle English beaute, from Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
antibeauty (English): Opposed to beauty; Being or pertaining to an...
Definitions
- Opposed to beauty; Being or pertaining to an...
Ancestry of “antibeauty”, step by step
antibeauty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beauty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beauty | The quality of being attractive, pleasing, fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | beaute | The quality of being physically appealing;... |
| 3 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 5 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |