Where does “veltro” come from?

veltro (Italian) comes from Old French veltre, from Latin vertragus, from Proto-Celtic uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

veltro (Italian): greyhound

Definitions

  1. greyhound

Ancestry of “veltro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveltrehunting dog
2Latinvertragus—
3Proto-Celticuɸor-over, super-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →