Where does “bele” come from?
bele (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bela, from Italian bello, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
bele (Esperanto): beautifully
Ancestry of “bele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | bela | beautiful, pretty |
| 2 | Italian | bello | nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;... |
| 3 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |