Where does “prebélico” come from?
prebélico (Spanish) comes from Spanish bélico, from Latin bellicus, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
prebélico (Spanish): antebellum
Definitions
- antebellum
Ancestry of “prebélico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bélico | military, war, warlike |
| 2 | Latin | bellicus | Of or pertaining to war; military; Warlike,... |
| 3 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 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 |