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
- A pair of tweezers for plucking out hairs; A kind...
Ancestry of “volsella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vulsus | depilated; plucked |
| 2 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | welnō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |