myEtymology.com: French etymology of velin

Etymology of the French word velin

the Old French word velin

derived from the Old French word veel

derived 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-

English vellum, Portuguese velino

Word found in Old French