Etymology

veal

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Today it means: The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. Full definition →

Middle English veel ← Anglo-Norman veel ← Latin vitellus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvitellus
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromveel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromveel
  4. English todayveal

From Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Doublet of vitellus.

Words from the same roots

Latinvitellus all →

vitello-vitellus

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