bellezza

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Italian word bellezza comes from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *dāu-, and later Proto-Italic *dwenos (Good.)

*deh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dāu- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dwenos (Proto-Italic)

Good.

*dw-ene- (Proto-Indo-European)

duonus (Latin)

duonus (Old Latin)

Good.

optimus (Latin)

Best; very good.

bella (Latin)

*bellitia (Vulgar Latin)

bellezza (Italian)

Beauty. Handsomeness (of a man). Loveliness (of a woman).

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