vela.
candle
Meaning & usage
candle
wakefulness, sleeplessness
una noche en vela
vigil, watch
vigil (any of various indigenous festivals)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis Proto-Italic *weglis Latin vigil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vigilō Old Spanish velar Spanish velardeverb. Spanish vela Deverbal from velar.
sail
sailing
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Vulgar Latin *vēla Spanish vela Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare English veil.
inflection of ver: second-person singular imperative combined with la
inflection of ver: second-person singular voseo imperative combined with la
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
second-person singular imperative of ir combined with la
inflection of velar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of velar: second-person singular imperative
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