Bellezza etymology

Italian

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

Etymology of bellezza

Detailed word origin of bellezza

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*deh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dāu- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dwenos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Good.
*dw-ene- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
duonus Latin (lat)
duonus Old Latin (itc-ola) Good.
optimus Latin (lat) Best; very good.
bella Latin (lat)
*bellitia Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
bellezza Italian (it) Beauty. Handsomeness (of a man). Loveliness (of a woman).