English Explanatory Dictionary

velo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Pertaining to a velum, usually the velum palatinum (soft palate, palatum molle)
prefix
  1. Related to cycling.

Word forms

velo-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Derived from Latin vēlum (“cloth, sail, velum”).

Derived words

velocardiofacial velopalatal velopharyngeal velopharyngoplasty velopharynx veloplasty velodrome velopark velotaxi veloway
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