Where does “beaute” come from?
beaute (Middle English) comes from Old French biauté, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
beaute (Middle English): The quality of being physically appealing;...
Definitions
- The quality of being physically appealing;...
Ancestry of “beaute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 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 |