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English word origin

Etymology of velo-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Derived from Latin vēlum (“cloth, sail, velum”) + -o-.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
prefix

Pertaining to a velum, usually the velum palatinum (soft palate, palatum molle)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Derived from Latin vēlum (“cloth, sail, velum”) + -o-.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
prefix

Related to cycling.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See velocipede.

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