Where does “belar” come from?
belar (Basque) comes from Spanish velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
belar (Basque): grass
Definitions
- grass
Ancestry of “belar”, step by step
belar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish velar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | velar | velar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide |
| 2 | Latin | vēlāris | of or relating to cloths, veils or curtains |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Proto-Basque *beraR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Basque | *beraR | grass |