Where does “velar” come from?

velar (Spanish) comes from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

velar (Spanish): velar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide

Definitions

  1. velar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide

Ancestry of “velar”, step by step

velar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vēlāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēlārisof or relating to cloths, veils or curtains
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Latin vigilō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
2Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Old Spanish velar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvelar

Words derived from “velar

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis