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bello.

to wage or carry out war, fight in war, war

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈbɛl.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈbɛl.lo]

  1. to wage or carry out war, fight in war, war

    conjugation-1

  2. to fight, contend

    broadly · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos? Old Latin duellum Latin bellum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin bellō From bellum (“war”) + -ō.

noun[ˈbɛl.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈbɛl.lo]

  1. dative/ablative singular of bellum (“war”)

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
adj[ˈbɛl.loː]Classical-Latin[ˈbɛl.lo]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bellus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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