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Where does “bellico” come from?

bellico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bélico, from Latin bellicus, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

bellico (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of bélico

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of bélico

Ancestry of “bellico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebélicorelating to war
2LatinbellicusOf or pertaining to war; military; Warlike,...
3Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
4Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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