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velar.

to watch, guard

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/beˈlaɾ/[beˈlaɾ]

  1. to watch, guard

  2. to be vigilant

  3. to ensure, see to, guarantee

  4. to look after, look out for, watch over, monitor

  5. to sit up (with an ill person)

  6. to keep vigil (over a dead person)

  7. to stay awake

    intransitive

  8. to be ensured

    reflexive
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 velar Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin vigilāre. Doublet of vigilar (a borrowing).

verb/beˈlaɾ/[beˈlaɾ]

  1. to veil

    transitive

  2. to conceal, cover, hide (of information)

    transitive

  3. to fog

    transitive
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 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 vēlō Old Spanish velar Spanish velar Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin vēlāre, from vēlum (“veil”).

adj/beˈlaɾ/[beˈlaɾ]

  1. velar

    feminine · masculine
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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin vēlārislbor. Spanish velar Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“veil”).

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