Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Piedmontese) comes from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.

vel (Piedmontese): veil

Definitions

  1. veil

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
2Proto-Italic*wekslom—
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