Etymology

velite

V4E1L1I1T1E1

Today it means: A type of Roman infantryman who worked as a skirmisher. Full definition →

Latin vēlitēs
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvēlitēs
  2. English todayvelite

Borrowed from Latin vēlitēs, plural of vēles.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.