Where does “vello” come from?

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

vello (Latin): I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...

Definitions

  1. I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...

Ancestry of “vello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “vello

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃-
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