Where does “vealskin” come from?
vealskin (English) comes from English veal, from Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vealskin (English): The skin of a calf
Definitions
- The skin of a calf
Ancestry of “vealskin”, step by step
vealskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veal | The flesh of a calf used for food |
| 2 | Middle English | veel | veal; A calf |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | veel | calf |
| 4 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |