Where does “bèl” come from?
bèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French belle, from Latin bella, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bèl (Haitian Creole): beautiful, handsome, pretty
Definitions
- beautiful, handsome, pretty
Ancestry of “bèl”, step by step
bèl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French belle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | belle | feminine singular of beau; beautiful woman,... |
| 2 | Latin | bella | nominative plural of bellum; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 4 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |