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Where does “villose” come from?

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

villose (Italian): feminine plural of villoso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of villoso

Ancestry of “villose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvillosohairy; villous
2Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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