Where does “meadowbeauty” come from?
meadowbeauty (English) comes from English beauty, from Middle English beaute, from Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
meadowbeauty (English): Any of flowering species of the genus Rhexia
Definitions
- Any of flowering species of the genus Rhexia
Ancestry of “meadowbeauty”, step by step
meadowbeauty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beauty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beauty | The quality of being attractive, pleasing, fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | beaute | The quality of being physically appealing;... |
| 3 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 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 |