Where does “Bellacosa” come from?

Bellacosa (Italian) comes from Italian Cosa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

Ancestry of “Bellacosa”, step by step

Bellacosa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Cosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCosawhat's-her-name
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

via Italian [[bello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[bello—

via Italian bella]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbella]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →