Where does “belle-” come from?
belle- (French) comes from Hungarian bél, from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ.
belle- (French): step-; in-law
Definitions
- step-; in-law
Ancestry of “belle-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bél | intestine, bowel; kernel; flesh, pulp |
| 2 | English | Bel | A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal |
| 3 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 4 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 5 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 6 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 7 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 9 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |