Where does “vêlo-công” come from?

vêlo-công (Macanese) comes from English velo-, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.

vêlo-công (Macanese): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “vêlo-công”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvelo-Pertaining to a velum, usually the velum...
2Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
3Proto-Italic*wekslom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wekslom →Every word from Latin vēlum →Every word from English velo- →