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