Etymology

velo-

Today it means: Pertaining to a velum, usually the velum palatinum (soft palate, palatum molle) Full definition →

Latin vēlum ← Proto-Italic *wekslom ← Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.?
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velo- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
  4. Proto-Italic*wekslom
  5. Latinvēlum
  6. English todayvelo-

Derived from Latin vēlum (“cloth, sail, velum”) + -o-.

velo- · prefix2

See velocipede.

Words from the same roots

Latinvēlum all →

veilunveilvelumveliferveliferous

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