ENGLISH ROOT WORD: vela-, vel- "veil", "a cloth" from Latin velare, velum, vela

【vela-, vel-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "velare," "velum," and "vela." It carries the basic meaning of "veil," "a cloth," "covering," "curtain," and "a sail."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "vela-, vel-"]

reveal ****[969] To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
revelation **[3872]
veil ☆[5348] A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face.

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[WORD ROOT]root vela
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] veal, veil, vel, vela
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) velare, velum, vela
[MEANING]root veil, a cloth, covering, curtain, a sail

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 velare to cover, veil
• 【Latin】 velum a cloth, covering, curtain, veil; a sail
• 【Latin】 vela pl of velum;

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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reveal ★★★★[969] verb from reveal 〈 veil
【DEFINITION】 To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 revealed, revealed, revealing, reveals
【SYNONYM】 display, disclose, expose, unveil
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ veal(vela); veil, a cloth, covering
【Etymology】 《Latin revelare》 re+velare; reveal, uncover, disclose; unveil
【First Known Meaning】 reveal
【DERIVATIVEs】 reveal, revealability, revealable, revealer, revealment, revelation, revelational, revelationist

revelation ★★[3872] noun from reveal 〈 veil
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 revelations
【SYNONYM】 disclosure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ vel(vela); veil, a cloth ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin revelare》 re+velare; reveal, uncover, disclose; unveil
【DERIVATIVEs】 reveal, revealability, revealable, revealer, revealment, revelation, revelational, revelationist

veil ☆[5348] noun from veil
【DEFINITION】 A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face.
【ROOTs】 veil(vela); veil, a cloth
【Etymology】 《Latin velare》 to cover, veil
【DERIVATIVEs】 veiler, veilless, veillike, veil-like, veil

Other words containing "vela-, vel-"; revealability, revealable, revealer, revealment, revelational, revelationist, unveil

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

vast
vari
val-, vail-
vac
use, util-
urb
up
uni
und
typ-, type-

 

 

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