Where does “vellere” come from?

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

vellere (Latin): ablative singular of vellus; second-person...

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of vellus; second-person...

Ancestry of “vellere”, 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

Words derived from “vellere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Italic welnō →Every word from Latin vello →