Where does “beleza” come from?
beleza (Portuguese) comes from Spanish belleza, from Catalan bellesa, from Catalan bell, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
beleza (Portuguese): beauty; what's up?; all right; okay
Definitions
- beauty; what's up?; all right; okay
Ancestry of “beleza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | belleza | beauty |
| 2 | Catalan | bellesa | beauty |
| 3 | Catalan | bell | beautiful |
| 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 |