Where does “vilos” come from?

vilos (Romanian) comes from French villeux, from Latin villosus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

vilos (Romanian): villous

Definitions

  1. villous

Ancestry of “vilos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvilleuxvillous
2Latinvillosushairy, shaggy
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →