好战的bell-

Bell- comes from the Latin word meaning “war”.

好战的bell-

Antebellum - existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War.

Ante- before + bell- war, fight

When World War was over, the French nobility found it impossible to return to their extravagant antebellum way of life.

Bellicose - aggressive

Bell- war + -ose: full of

They country often elected the more bellicose party after a period of tension along the border, hoping that military action would result.

Belligerence - aggressiveness, combativeness

The belligerence in her voice told him that she was really mad.

Bellow - yell

Postbellum - post war