Etymology of the English word velour
the English word
velourderived from the French word
veloursderived from the Old French word
velourderived from the Old French word
velousderived from the Old Provençal word
velosderived from the Latin word
villosus (shaggy)
derived from the Latin word
villus (hair; shaggy hair, tuft of hair)
Date
The earliest known usage of velour in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
French
velours, German
Velours, Italian
velluto, Norwegian
velur, Swedish
velourUsage
Word found in Modern English
