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Where does “velate” come from?

velate (English) comes from Latin velatus, from Latin vēlō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

velate (English): Having a veil; veiled; Having a velum

Definitions

  1. Having a veil; veiled; Having a velum

Ancestry of “velate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvelatuscovered, wrapped, veiled; concealed
2Latinvēlō—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →