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
Ancestry of “veltro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | veltre | hunting dog |
| 2 | Latin | vertragus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | uɸor- | over, super- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |