Where does “beautevous” come from?
beautevous (Middle English) comes from Middle English beaute, 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.
beautevous (Middle English): Physically appealing; attractive, pretty,...
Definitions
- Physically appealing; attractive, pretty,...
Ancestry of “beautevous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | beaute | The quality of being physically appealing;... |
| 2 | Old French | biauté | beauty |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bellitas | beauty |
| 4 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |