Where does “velute” come from?
velute (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch flöute, from Old French flahute, from Latin flātus, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “velute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | flöute | — |
| 2 | Old French | flahute | — |
| 3 | Latin | flātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | flō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “velute”