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
- nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...
Ancestry of “bello”, step by step
bello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 3 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 4 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via Latin bellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 2 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 3 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “bello”