myEtymology.com: English etymology of velvety

Etymology of the English word velvety

the English word velvety

derived from the English word velvet

derived from the Old French word veluotte

derived from the Old French word velu

derived from the Old Provençal word veluet

derived from the Latin root *villutittus

derived from the Late Latin word villutus

derived from the Latin word villus (hair; shaggy hair, tuft of hair)

using the English suffix -y

Word found in Modern English