Where does “Velez” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Velez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishVélez—
2SpanishVelaVela constellation
3Spanishvelarvelar; to veil; to conceal, cover, hide
4Old Spanishvelar—
Every word from Old Spanish velar →Every word from Spanish velar →Every word from Spanish Vela →