Etymology of the English word velvet
the English word
velvetderived from the Old French word
veluottederived from the Old French word
veluderived from the Old Provençal word
veluetderived from the Latin root
*villutittusderived from the Late Latin word
villutusderived from the Latin word
villus (hair; shaggy hair, tuft of hair)
Date
The earliest known usage of velvet in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
velvetleaf,
velvety,
velveteenDerivations in other languages
French
velvet, Italian
velvetico, Portuguese
belbuteCognates
French
velvoteUsage
Word found in Modern English
