Where does “bèlmè” come from?
bèlmè (Haitian Creole) comes from French belle-mère, from French belle-, from Hungarian bél, from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel.
bèlmè (Haitian Creole): stepmother
Definitions
- stepmother
Ancestry of “bèlmè”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | belle-mère | mother-in-law; stepmother |
| 2 | French | belle- | step-; in-law |
| 3 | Hungarian | bél | intestine, bowel; kernel; flesh, pulp |
| 4 | English | Bel | A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal |
| 5 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 6 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 7 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 8 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 9 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 11 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 12 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 13 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 14 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |