LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

abbellīre

*abbellīre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionembellish, make beautiful

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinabbellīre

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos Latin bellus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -īre Latin *abbellīre From ad + bellus + -īre.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianabbellire
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanabelir
  • Old Frenchabelir

Quick answers

What does abbellīre mean in Latin?
abbellīre, a verb, means “embellish, make beautiful”.
Where does abbellīre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Latin abbellīre.