Where does “vela” come from?
vela (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
vela (Asturian): watch; sleeplessness; sail
Definitions
- watch; sleeplessness; sail
Ancestry of “vela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | vela | synonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 2 | Latin | vēlum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wekslom | — |