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Where does “veil” come from?

veil (Middle English) comes from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “veil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “veil”

  • veil
  • veileth
  • veilless
  • veilest
  • enveil
  • veillike
  • beveiled
  • veiler
  • overveil
  • veiltail
  • inveil
  • vele
  • beveil
  • ベール
  • 베일
  • desvelizar
  • velo
  • velizar
  • veli
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