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Where does “belle-mère” come from?

belle-mère (French) comes from French belle-, from Hungarian bél, from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth.

belle-mère (French): mother-in-law; stepmother

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law; stepmother

Ancestry of “belle-mère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbelle-step-; in-law
2Hungarianbélintestine, bowel; kernel; flesh, pulp
3EnglishBel—
4EnglishIsabel—
5SpanishIsabel—
6PortugueseIsabel—
7Old OccitanElisabel—
8LatinElisabeth—
9Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
10Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
11Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
12Hebrewשמואל—
13Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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