Where does “vellico” come from?

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

vellico (Latin): I pluck, twitch, pinch, nip; I suck

Definitions

  1. I pluck, twitch, pinch, nip; I suck

Ancestry of “vellico”, 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 “vellico”

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