Where does “velvetry” come from?

velvetry (English) comes from English velvet, from Middle English velvet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Late Latin villutittus, from Latin villutus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

velvetry (English): Garments or furnishings made from velvet

Definitions

  1. Garments or furnishings made from velvet

Ancestry of “velvetry”, step by step

velvetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English velvet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvelvetA closely woven fabric with a thick short pile...
2Middle Englishvelvetvelvet; Clothes made of velvet
3Old Occitanveluet
4Late Latinvillutittus
5Latinvillutusshaggy, hairy
6Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
7LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via English ry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishryA test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus