| 1 | English | embellish | To make more beautiful and attractive; to... |
| 2 | Old French | embellir | to make prettier; to make more attractive; to... |
| 3 | Old French | bel | Alternative form of biau; good, pretty |
| 4 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |