Etymology of the English word vitelline
the English word
vitellinederived from the English word
vitellusderived from the Latin word
vitellus (yolk of egg; little calf; yolk, yolk of egg)
derived from the Latin word
vitulus (calf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wet-using the English suffix
-inederived from the Medieval Latin word
vitellinusderived from the Latin word
vitellus (yolk of egg; little calf; yolk, yolk of egg)
derived from the Latin word
vitulus (calf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wet-Date
The earliest known usage of vitelline in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
