Where does “Lebeau” come from?

Lebeau (French) comes from French beau, from Middle French beau, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “Lebeau”, step by step

Lebeau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French beau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbeauhandsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair
2Middle Frenchbeaubeautiful; handsome; attractive
3Old FrenchbeauAlternative form of biau; fair
4Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via French

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmoniemonk
5Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

Words derived from “Lebeau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus