Where does “bellicose” come from?

Bellicose comes from Latin bellicosus, meaning warlike or fond of war, derived from bellum meaning war.

bellicose (English): Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile; Showing...

Definitions

  1. Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile; Showing...

Ancestry of “bellicose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbellicose

Words derived from “bellicose

Every word from Middle English bellicose
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