Where does “velous” come from?
velous (Old French) comes from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “velous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | villosus | hairy, shaggy |
| 2 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 3 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “velous”