Where does “belleza” come from?

belleza (Spanish) comes 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.

belleza (Spanish): beauty

Definitions

  1. beauty

Ancestry of “belleza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbellesabeauty
2Catalanbellbeautiful
3Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “belleza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →