Where does “beauless” come from?
beauless (English) comes from English beau, from French beau, from Middle French beau, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
beauless (English): Without a beau
Definitions
- Without a beau
Ancestry of “beauless”, step by step
beauless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beau | A man with a reputation for fine dress and... |
| 2 | French | beau | handsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair |
| 3 | Middle French | beau | beautiful; handsome; attractive |
| 4 | Old French | beau | Alternative form of biau; fair |
| 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 |