Where does “belligero” come from?
belligero (Italian) comes from Latin belligerum, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
belligero (Italian): belligerent, bellicose
Definitions
- belligerent, bellicose
Ancestry of “belligero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | belligerum | nominative neuter singular of belliger;... |
| 2 | Latin | belliger | waging war; warlike, martial, valiant |
| 3 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 4 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |