Where does “belligerently” come from?
Belligerently comes from English belligerent, from Latin belligerans, from Latin belligero, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum meaning war, and Latin bellus meaning beautiful.
belligerently (English): In a belligerent manner; with aggressive...
Definitions
- In a belligerent manner; with aggressive...
Ancestry of “belligerently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |