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
Ancestry of “velour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |