Where does “Bellanca” come from?

Bellanca (Italian) comes from Italian bella, from Italian bello, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “Bellanca”, step by step

Bellanca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian bella

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	bella	beauty, belle; sweetheart; fair copy
2	Italian	bello	nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...
3	German	fein	fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
4	Middle High German	fīn	—
5	Old French	fin	fine, delicate
6	Latin	fīnis	end
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰnh₂-	—

via Italian anca

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	anca	hip
2	Vulgar Latin	hanca	hip
3	Frankish	hanka	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ankijǭ	ankle; hip
5	Proto-Indo-European	ang-	joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “Bellanca”

Bellanca

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