Etymology

vellum

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Today it means: A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf. Full definition →

Old French velin ← Latin vitulinus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvitulinus“of a calf”
  2. Old French · derived fromvelin
  3. English todayvellum

From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvitulinus all →

vituline

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