Where does “velor” come from?

velor (Old French) comes from Old French velos, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “velor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvelos
2Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
3LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “velor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-