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Where does “belege” come from?

belege (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto belega, 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-.

belege (Esperanto): gorgeously; magnificently

Definitions

  1. gorgeously; magnificently

Ancestry of “belege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobelegagorgeous; magnificent
2Esperantobelabeautiful, pretty
3Italianbellonice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...
4Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
5Middle High Germanfīn—
6Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
7Latinfīnis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →