Where does “embelezar” come from?
embelezar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese beleza, 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.
embelezar (Portuguese): to beautify make beautiful or more beautiful
Definitions
- to beautify make beautiful or more beautiful
Ancestry of “embelezar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | beleza | beauty; what's up?; all right; okay |
| 2 | Spanish | belleza | beauty |
| 3 | Catalan | bellesa | beauty |
| 4 | Catalan | bell | beautiful |
| 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 |