Where does “vellens” come from?

vellens (Latin) comes from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

vellens (Latin): plucking out; depilating; demolishing

Definitions

  1. plucking out; depilating; demolishing

Ancestry of “vellens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
2Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Italic welnō →Every word from Latin vello →