Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Catalan) comes from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vel (Catalan): veil

Definitions

  1. veil

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →