LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

bellitia

*bellitia f

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancefemininereconstructionbeauty

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/belˈlett͡sʲa//belˈlett͡sʲas/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
  3. Old Latinduenos
  4. Old Latin*duenelos
  5. Latinbellitia

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin *bellitia From bellus (“beautiful”) + -itia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbellesa
  • Sardinianbellesafrom Catalan bellesa
  • Occitanbelesafrom Old Occitan belleza
  • Occitanbellíciafrom Old Occitan belleza
  • Portuguesebeleza
  • Spanishbelleza
  • Old Frenchbelesse
  • Galicianbeleza
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbellezza
  • Istriotbalissa
  • Neapolitanbellezza
  • Neapolitanbellizza
  • Sicilianbiddizza
  • Venetanbełeça
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianbielece
  • Ladinbeleza
  • Romanshbellezia
  • Romanshbellezza
  • Romanshbelezza
  • Romanshbalezia
  • Romanshbaleztgia
Elsewhere
  • Emilianblazza

Quick answers

What does bellitia mean in Latin?
bellitia, a noun, means “beauty”.
Where does bellitia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *dwenos → Old Latin duenos → Old Latin *duenelos → Latin bellitia.