Where does “velours” come from?
velours (English) comes from English velour, from French velours, from Old French velous, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
velours (English): plural of velour
Ancestry of “velours”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | velour | A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually... |
| 2 | French | velours | velvet |
| 3 | Old French | velous | — |
| 4 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |