Etymology of the French word belle
the French word
bellederived from the French word
beauderived from the Old French word
biauderived from the Latin word
bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Latin word
belladerived from the Latin word
bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-Date
The earliest known usage of belle in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
bellement,
embelleDerivations in other languages
English
belle
