Where does “unvelvety” come from?
unvelvety (English) comes from English velvety, from English velvet, from Middle English velvet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Late Latin villutittus, from Latin villutus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unvelvety (English): Not velvety
Definitions
- Not velvety
Ancestry of “unvelvety”, step by step
unvelvety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English velvety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | velvety | Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing |
| 2 | English | velvet | A closely woven fabric with a thick short pile... |
| 3 | Middle English | velvet | velvet; Clothes made of velvet |
| 4 | Old Occitan | veluet | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | villutittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | villutus | shaggy, hairy |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |