Where does “bellator” come from?

bellator (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “bellator”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	bellō	—
2	Latin	bellum	war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
3	Latin	bellus	beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4	Latin	villus	hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5	Latin	vellus	The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welh₁-	to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

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