Where does “vel sim.” come from?

vel sim. (English) comes from Latin vel, from Latin well, from Latin wels, from Latin welsi — you wish.

vel sim. (English): Or the like; or similar

Definitions

  1. Or the like; or similar

Ancestry of “vel sim.”, step by step

vel sim. traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvelor; and/or; even
2Latinwell—
3Latinwels—
4Latinwelsiyou wish

via Latin similia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimilianominative neuter plural of similis; accusative...
2Latinsimilissimilar
3Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Latin welsi →Every word from Latin wels →Every word from Latin well →