Where does “velvet” come from?

velvet (Middle English) comes from Old Occitan veluet, from Late Latin villutittus, from Latin villutus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

velvet (Middle English): velvet; Clothes made of velvet

Definitions

  1. velvet; Clothes made of velvet

Ancestry of “velvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanveluet—
2Late Latinvillutittus—
3Latinvillutusshaggy, hairy
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “velvet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →