Where does “Vela” come from?

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

Vela (Spanish): Vela constellation

Definitions

  1. Vela constellation

Ancestry of “Vela”, step by step

Vela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish velar

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

via Vulgar Latin vela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvelasynonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative...

Words derived from “Vela”

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