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Where does “vēla” come from?
vēla (Latin) comes from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
Ancestry of “vēla”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
vēlum
a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
2
Proto-Italic
*wekslom
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Words derived from “vēla”
vela
wile
Vela
vela
wijl
vela
velo
veleggiare
veleria
sottovela
velaio
velificio
velismo
pesce vela
vela
velă
invelare
velista
velŝipo
veleggiamento
veleggiatore
langwijlig
velveturi
ĉefvelo
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