Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “veo” come from?

veo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “veo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “veo”

  • véu
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