Where does “veil” come from?
Veil comes from Middle English veyl, from Latin velum meaning a covering or cloth, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-.
veil (English): Something hung up or spread out to hide or...
Definitions
- Something hung up or spread out to hide or...
Ancestry of “veil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | veil | — |
| 2 | Latin | velum | the sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “veil”