Where does “vellicate” come from?
vellicate (English) comes from Latin vellicatus, from Latin vellico, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
vellicate (English): To touch lightly so as to excite the surface...
Definitions
- To touch lightly so as to excite the surface...
Ancestry of “vellicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vellicatus | |
| 2 | Latin | vellico | I pluck, twitch, pinch, nip; I suck |
| 3 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |