Where does “veile” come from?

veile (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.

veile (Old French): Alternative form of voile

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of voile

Ancestry of “veile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvelasynonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative...
2Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
3Proto-Italic*wekslom—
Every word from Proto-Italic *wekslom →Every word from Latin vēlum →Every word from Vulgar Latin vela →
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