Where does “vellumy” come from?
vellumy (English) comes from English vellum, from Old French velin, from French vélin, from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vellumy (English): Resembling vellum
Ancestry of “vellumy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vellum | A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a... |
| 2 | Old French | velin | — |
| 3 | French | vélin | vellum |
| 4 | Old French | veel | calf |
| 5 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |