Where does “beautify” come from?
Beautify comes from Middle English beutifien, derived from Old French beaute meaning beauty, which traces to Latin bellus meaning beautiful, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to fitness and worth.
beautify (English): To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of;...
Definitions
- To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of;...
Ancestry of “beautify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | beutifien | — |
| 2 | Old French | beauté | Alternative form of biauté |
| 3 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 4 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 5 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “beautify”