Where does “vitella” come from?
vitella (Latin) comes from Latin vitula, from Latin vitulus, from Proto-Indo-European wetelo-, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.
Ancestry of “vitella”, step by step
vitella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vitula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vitula | a young cow, a female calf, a heifer; a stringed... |
| 2 | Latin | vitulus | a bull calf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wetelo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |
via Portuguese vitula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vitula | — |