Where does “sveltely” come from?
sveltely (English) comes from English svelte, from French svelte, from Italian svelto, from Italian svellere, from Vulgar Latin exvellere, from Latin vellere, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō — to hit, to strike.
sveltely (English): In a svelte way
Definitions
- In a svelte way
Ancestry of “sveltely”, step by step
sveltely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English svelte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | svelte | Attractively thin; gracefully slender; Refined,... |
| 2 | French | svelte | thin; slender |
| 3 | Italian | svelto | quick; brisk; quick-witted |
| 4 | Italian | svellere | to eradicate, to root |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | exvellere | — |
| 6 | Latin | vellere | ablative singular of vellus; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |