The word part "bell" is a root that means "war, fighting".

-bell-, root. -bell- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "war.'' This meaning is found in such words as: antebellum, bellicose, belligerence, belligerent ...

15 июн. 2017 г. · Definition & Meaning: Bell Word Root ; Belligerent: Showing readiness to fight. Bellicose: Warlike, fond of fighting. Rebellion: Act of war ...

7 окт. 2022 г. · early 14c., apparently from Old English bylgan "to bellow," from an imitative PIE root *bhel- "to sound, roar." Originally of animals, ...

5 дней назад · The meaning of BELL is a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck. How to use bell in a sentence.

From Middle English bellen, from Old English bellan (“to bellow; make a hollow noise; roar; bark; grunt”), from Proto-Germanic *bellaną (“to sound; roar; bark”) ...

13 авг. 2024 г. · Bellus comes from Old Latin Duenelos, a diminutive of duonos (Bonus - Good) and Bellum comes from Duellom, which is thought to share a root with words for fear ...

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bell. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.

26 окт. 2019 г. · It means 'similar' or, if referred to people in a family, 'relative, cognate'.