bel-

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English

Etymology

From Middle English bel (fair, excellent"; in compounds "great-, grand-), from Anglo-Norman bel, Old French bel (beautiful, noble, honorable).

Prefix

bel-

  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) A prefix equivalent to grand-
    belchild (grandchild)
    beldame (grandmother)
    belsire (grandfather)

Hungarian

Indonesian

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