Where does “zvelt” come from?
zvelt (Romanian) comes from French svelte, from Italian svelto, from Italian svellere, from Vulgar Latin exvellere, from Latin vellere, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
zvelt (Romanian): svelte, slim, supple, slender, lithe, lissome
Definitions
- svelte, slim, supple, slender, lithe, lissome
Ancestry of “zvelt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | svelte | thin; slender |
| 2 | Italian | svelto | quick; brisk; quick-witted |
| 3 | Italian | svellere | to eradicate, to root |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exvellere | — |
| 5 | Latin | vellere | ablative singular of vellus; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | welnō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |