Where does “belligerence” come from?
belligerence (English) comes from English belligerent, from Latin belligerans, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
belligerence (English): The state of being belligerent; aggressive...
Definitions
- The state of being belligerent; aggressive...
Ancestry of “belligerence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | belligerent | Engaged in warfare, warring; Eager to go to war,... |
| 2 | Latin | belligerans | waging war |
| 3 | Latin | belliger | waging war; warlike, martial, valiant |
| 4 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “belligerence”