Where does “velloso” come from?

velloso (Italian) comes from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

velloso (Italian): hairy; fleecy

Definitions

  1. hairy; fleecy

Ancestry of “velloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
2Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
3LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →