bellus

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Latin word bellus comes from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-, and later Proto-Italic *dwenos (Good.)

*deh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*dwenos (Proto-Italic)

Good.

dvenos (Latin)

duonus (Old Latin)

Good.

optimus (Latin)

Best; very good.

*duenelos (Old Latin)

bellus (Latin)

Beautiful, pretty, handsome. Pleasant, agreeable, charming.

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