Where does “Văileanu” come from?

Văileanu (Romanian) comes from Norman vaile, from Old French voile, from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.

Ancestry of “Văileanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanvailesail
2Old Frenchvoilesail
3Vulgar Latinvelasynonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative...
4Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
5Proto-Italic*wekslom—
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