Etymology

vitellus

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Today it means: The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. Full definition →

Latin vitellus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvitellus“the yolk of an egg”
  2. English todayvitellus

From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.

Words from the same roots

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