Where does “bella” come from?
bella (Spanish) comes from Spanish bello, from Old Spanish bello, from Old Occitan bel, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bella (Spanish): feminine singular of bello
Definitions
- feminine singular of bello
Ancestry of “bella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bello | beautiful, fair; lovely |
| 2 | Old Spanish | bello | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | bel | 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 |