| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bel- |
| DEFINITION: | Strong. 1. Suffixed o-grade form *bol-iyo-. Bolshevik, from Russian bol'sho , large. 2. Prefixed form *d -bel-i-, “without strength” (d-, privative prefix; see de-). debilitate, debility, from Latin dbilis, weak. (Pokorny 2. bel- 96.) |
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