Etymology Explorer
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Where does “voil” come from?
voil (Old French) comes from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
Ancestry of “voil”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
vēlum
a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
2
Proto-Italic
*wekslom
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Words derived from “voil”
voile
voile
dévoiler
voiler
voilier
voilure
voilette
velo
вуаль
voile
voan
woal
voilee
воал
envoiler
voilage
desvelizar
velizar
voil
voila
bawal
voala
завуалировать
buwal
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