Where does “vitela” come from?

vitela (Portuguese) comes from Latin vitella, from Latin vitula, from Latin vitulus, from Proto-Indo-European wetelo-, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

vitela (Portuguese): veal

Definitions

  1. veal

Ancestry of “vitela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitella—
2Latinvitulaa young cow, a female calf, a heifer; a stringed...
3Latinvitulusa bull calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwetelo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wetelo- →Every word from Latin vitulus →