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Where does “bellico” come from?

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

bellico (Italian): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “bellico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbellicusOf or pertaining to war; military; Warlike,...
2Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
3Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “bellico”

  • postbellico
  • prebellico
  • antebellico
  • interbellico
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