Where does “Bellatrix” come from?

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

Bellatrix (Italian): Bellatrix, the third brightest star in the constellation of Orion

Definitions

  1. Bellatrix, the third brightest star in the constellation of Orion

Ancestry of “Bellatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbellatrixa warrior woman, female warrior; warlike
2Latinbellōto wage or carry out war, fight in war, war
3Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
4Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus