Where does “volsella” come from?

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

volsella (Latin): A pair of tweezers for plucking out hairs; A kind...

Definitions

  1. A pair of tweezers for plucking out hairs; A kind...

Ancestry of “volsella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulsusdepilated; plucked
2LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
3Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Italic welnō →Every word from Latin vello →