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

  1. watch; sleeplessness; sail

Ancestry of “vela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvelasynonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative...
2Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
3Proto-Italic*wekslom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wekslom →Every word from Latin vēlum →Every word from Vulgar Latin vela →