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vela (1) f. (Noun) "vigil;" "night watch;" "sleeplessness" 12th cent. From velar (1). It is unknown if this word or vela (2) is behind the surname Vela. Indo-European Romance Asturian vela Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
vela (2) f. (Noun) "candle" Very late 15th cent. From vela (1) in the sense of "vigil," as candles are part and parcel of night vigils. Ultimately from velar (1). It is unknown if this word or vela (1) is behind the surname Vela. Indo-European Romance Asturian vela, Portuguese vela, Galician vela Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
vela (3) f. (Noun) "sail" 10th cent. From Latin vela 'id.,' but originally in the neuter velum, which survives as velo. Indo-European Romance Portuguese vela, Galician vela, Catalan vela, Italian vela Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
velar (1) (Verb) "to keep watch at night;" "to hold a vigil;" "to watch over" 12th cent. From Latin vigilare "to watch over," "to remain awake," from vigil "awake," "alert." See vigilia for a continued etymology. Indo-European Romance Portuguese velar, Galician velar, Catalan vetllar, French veiller, Italian vegilare, Aromanian aveglju, Romanian veghea Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
velar (2) (Verb) "to veil" 16th cent. From Latin velare "to conceal," from velum "sheet," "sail" (see velo). Indo-European Romance Portuguese velar, Galician velar, French voiler, Italian velare Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
velero (1) (Adjective) "fond of wakes," "fond of vigils" Late 15th cent. From vela (1). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
velero (2) (Noun) "chandler" From vela (2). Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
velero (3) (Adjective, Noun) "fast-sailing;" "sailmaker," (m.) "sailboat" From vela (3). Indo-European Romance Portuguese veleiro, Galician veleiro Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
velo m. (Noun) "veil;" "cloak" 10th cent. From Latin velum "sheet," "sail." From Proto-Italic *wekslo- 'id.' Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *u̯eg-slo- "cloth," from the root *u̯eg- "to weave," but this is not certain. Also the origin of the surname Velo. Indo-European Romance Italian velo Celtic Welsh gwëu "to weave," Breton gueaff 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
velocidad f. (Noun) "velocity," "speed" Late 15th cent. From Latin velocitatem, accusative of velocitas 'id.' From velox "fast" (see veloz). Indo-European Romance Portuguese velocidade, Galician velocidade, Catalan velocitat, French vélocité, Italian velocità Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.