Where does “proeliandus” come from?
proeliandus (Latin) comes from Latin proelior, from Latin proelium, from Latin provillium, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
proeliandus (Latin): which is to be fought
Ancestry of “proeliandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | proelior | I fight |
| 2 | Latin | proelium | a battle, combat, conflict; a warrior; a contest,... |
| 3 | Latin | provillium | — |
| 4 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 5 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |