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Where does “well” come from?
well (Latin) comes from Latin wels, from Latin welsi — you wish.
Ancestry of “well”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
wels
—
2
Latin
welsi
you wish
Words derived from “well”
vel
VEL
vel
vel
vel
∨
vel sim.
velut
⊽
⊻
velology
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