Where does “bèlle” come from?
bèlle (Limburgish) comes from Haitian Creole bèl, from French belle, from Latin bella, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bèlle (Limburgish): to call, to telephone
Definitions
- to call, to telephone
Ancestry of “bèlle”, step by step
bèlle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole bèl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | bèl | beautiful, handsome, pretty |
| 2 | French | belle | feminine singular of beau; beautiful woman,... |
| 3 | Latin | bella | nominative plural of bellum; accusative plural of... |
| 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 |
via Limburgish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limburgish | e | — |