Where does “velour” come from?

velour (Portuguese) comes from French velours, from Old French velous, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

velour (Portuguese): velour a knit fabric similar to velvet

Definitions

velour a knit fabric similar to velvet

Ancestry of “velour”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	velours	velvet
2	Old French	velous	—
3	Latin	villosus	hairy, shaggy
4	Latin	villus	hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5	Latin	vellus	The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welh₁-	to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →