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Etymology of the English word beautiful

the English word beautiful
derived from the English word beauty
derived from the Old French word biaute
derived from the Old French word biau
derived from the Latin word bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-
derived from the Latin root *bellitas
derived from the Latin word bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-
using the English suffix -ful




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