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Where does “belliciste” come from?

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

belliciste (French): warmonger

Definitions

  1. warmonger

Ancestry of “belliciste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
2Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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