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Where does “bello” come from?

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

bello (Italian): nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...

Definitions

  1. nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...

Ancestry of “bello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn—
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “bello”

  • Bella
  • bellissimo
  • bellino
  • belle
  • bellissime
  • abbellitura
  • belluria
  • bellimbusto
  • abbellire
  • Bellocchio
  • riabbellire
  • bellezza
  • bella
  • abbellimento
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