Where does “bello” come from?

bello (Spanish) comes 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.

bello (Spanish): beautiful, fair; lovely

Definitions

  1. beautiful, fair; lovely

Ancestry of “bello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbello—
2Old Occitanbelbeautiful
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 “bello”

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