English
vitelligene
Vitelligene comes from Latin vitellus ‘a small calf’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetelos‘bull calf, yearling’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvitulus‘a bull calf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvitellus‘a small calf’
- Englishtodayvitelligene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetelos‘bull calf, yearling’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvitulus‘a bull calf’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvitellus‘a small calf’
- Englishtodayvitelligene
Formed from vitellus + -gene
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’
veteran, veterinary, veterinarian, wether, inveterate, bacha, 16 more
through Latin vitulus ‘a bull calf’
through Latin vitellus ‘a small calf’
Today it means
noun A yolk-forming organ.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / vitelligene