hatam_soferet (
hatam_soferet) wrote2007-10-30 10:35 am
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note to self - vellum/velum
וילון <- velum (curtain, veil)
Vellum <- velin (O Fr) <- vel, vedel (veal) <- vitulus, vitellus (calf) (Online Etymological Dictionary)
=> not the same word, despite vellum sometimes being used as a cheaper alternative to glass.
Vellum <- velin (O Fr) <- vel, vedel (veal) <- vitulus, vitellus (calf) (Online Etymological Dictionary)
=> not the same word, despite vellum sometimes being used as a cheaper alternative to glass.