Where does “esbeltez” come from?

esbeltez (Spanish) comes from Spanish esbelto, from Italian svelto, from Italian svellere, from Vulgar Latin exvellere, from Latin vellere, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

esbeltez (Spanish): slenderness

Definitions

  1. slenderness

Ancestry of “esbeltez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesbeltoslender, svelte, thin, slim, lean, willowy, trim
2Italiansveltoquick; brisk; quick-witted
3Italiansvellereto eradicate, to root
4Vulgar Latinexvellere
5Latinvellereablative singular of vellus; second-person...
6LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
7Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃-Every word from Proto-Italic welnōEvery word from Latin vello