velamen.
veil; for nun/Muslim); covering (esp. clothing for body/parts);
Meaning & usage
cover, covering
clothing, robe, garment
veil
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 Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin vēlāmen From vēlō (“to cover, wrap”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
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