Where does “voile” come from?
voile (French) comes from Old French voile, from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
voile (French): veil; sail; sailing
Definitions
- veil; sail; sailing
Ancestry of “voile”, step by step
voile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French voile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | voile | sail |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vela | synonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | vēlum | a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wekslom | — |
via Old French voil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | voil | — |