Where does “unbeauteousness” come from?
unbeauteousness (English) comes from English unbeauteous, from English beauteous, from Middle English beautevous, from Middle English beaute, from Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unbeauteousness (English): The quality of being unbeauteous
Definitions
- The quality of being unbeauteous
Ancestry of “unbeauteousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unbeauteous | Not beautiful |
| 2 | English | beauteous | beautiful |
| 3 | Middle English | beautevous | Physically appealing; attractive, pretty,... |
| 4 | Middle English | beaute | The quality of being physically appealing;... |
| 5 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 7 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 8 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 9 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |