vitellus
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
- (botany) Perisperm in an early condition.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitellus (the yolk of an egg, young calf).
Origin
Latin
vitellus
Gloss
the yolk of an egg, young calf
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Vitellius Latin
- vitellinus Latin
- vitellus Latin
- vitello Italian
- vitelo Spanish, Castilian
- *wetelo- Proto-Indo-European
- vitelo Portuguese
- veel Old French
- vedell Catalan, Valencian
- vițel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vitelo Ido
- yitsãl Aromanian
- vadel Romansh
- vadi Romansh
- vadè Romansh
- vdè Romansh
- vidiel Friulian
- vedeło Venetian
- veel xno
- vitéllo Ligurian