Reconstruction:Latin/bellitia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From bellus (“beautiful”) +‎ -itia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belˈlett͡sʲa/

Noun

*bellitia f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. beauty

   Synonym: *bellitātem

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/belˈlett͡sʲa/	*/belˈlett͡sʲas/
oblique	*/belˈlett͡sʲa/	*/belˈlett͡sʲas/

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: bellezza
  • Sicilian: biddizza
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: bielece
  • Istriot: balissa
  • Romansch: bellezia, bellezza, belezza, balezia, baleztgia
  • Venetan: bełeça
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: bellesa
    • → Sardinian: bellesa
  • Old French: belesse
  • Old Occitan: belleza, beleza, belheza
    • Occitan: belesa
  • → Ibero-Romance:
    • Galician: beleza
    • Portuguese: beleza
    • Spanish: belleza