Where does “vellón” come from?

vellón (Spanish) comes from Latin vĕllus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

vellón (Spanish): fleece

Definitions

  1. fleece

Ancestry of “vellón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvĕllusthe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “vellón”

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