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Etymology of the English word belt

the English word belt
derived from the Latin word balteus (belt; shoulder-band, baldric)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *baltjaz

Derivations in English

belted, belting, beltline, beltman, beltway, flybelt, frostbelt, greenbelt, snowbelt, unbelt

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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