Where does “Vela” come from?

Vela (English) comes from Latin vēla, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.

Vela (English): A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis

Definitions

  1. A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis

Ancestry of “Vela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēla—
2Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
3Proto-Italic*wekslom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wekslom →