Where does “Vélez” come from?

Vélez (Spanish) comes from Spanish Vela, from Spanish velar, from Old Spanish velar.

Ancestry of “Vélez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishVelaVela constellation
2Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
3Old Spanishvelar—

Words derived from “Vélez”

Every word from Old Spanish velar →Every word from Spanish velar →Every word from Spanish Vela →