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Where does “vitula” come from?

vitula (Latin) comes from Latin vitulus, from Proto-Indo-European wetelo-, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

vitula (Latin): a young cow, a female calf, a heifer; a stringed...

Definitions

  1. a young cow, a female calf, a heifer; a stringed...

Ancestry of “vitula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitulusa bull calf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwetelo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

Words derived from “vitula”

  • violin
  • cello
  • violinist
  • viola
  • viol
  • violoncello
  • violist
  • violone
  • violoncellist
  • violer
  • violinistic
  • violinmaker
  • violinmaking
  • cellolike
  • violinlike
  • violinic
  • violin maker
  • violaist
  • celloist
  • violinophone
  • vitella
  • vitela
  • violonchelo
  • chelo
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