Where does “vellor” come from?

vellor (Latin) comes from Latin vĕllus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

vellor (Latin): first-person singular present passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “vellor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvĕllusthe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “vellor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →