Where does “villoso” come from?

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

villoso (Italian): hairy; villous

Definitions

  1. hairy; villous

Ancestry of “villoso”, 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

Words derived from “villoso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →