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Where does “belligerans” come from?

belligerans (Latin) comes 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.

belligerans (Latin): waging war

Definitions

  1. waging war

Ancestry of “belligerans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbelligerwaging war; warlike, martial, valiant
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 “belligerans”

  • belligerent
  • belligerently
  • nonbelligerent
  • cobelligerent
  • unbelligerent
  • antibelligerent
  • unbelligerently
  • belligérant
  • belligerent
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