Where does “velló” come from?

velló (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan véllor, from Latin vellor, from Latin vĕllus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

velló (Catalan): fleece; the wool of a woolly animal, such as a...

Definitions

fleece; the wool of a woolly animal, such as a...

Ancestry of “velló”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Catalan	véllor	—
2	Latin	vellor	first-person singular present passive indicative...
3	Latin	vĕllus	the wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welh₁-	to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

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