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Where does “vela” come from?

vela (Spanish) comes from Spanish velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

vela (Spanish): candle; wakefulness, sleeplessness; vigil, watch

Definitions

  1. candle; wakefulness, sleeplessness; vigil, watch

Ancestry of “vela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
2Latinvēlāris—
3Latin-āris—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “vela”

  • veleta
  • portavelas
  • velerismo
  • velero
  • veleta
  • velacho
  • controvelaccio
  • velaccio
  • bilas
  • wela
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