Vela
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vela"
English
editEtymology
editNamed by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (“sails of a ship”), plural of vēlum. Doublet of veil.
Proper noun
editVela
- (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editPossibly from the pre-Roman name Vela, a borrowing from Basque bela vela (“raven”), or more likely from the noun vela (“sail”). Also from placenames in Spain that derive from the other sense of vela (“guard, vigil”).
Proper noun
editVela ?
- Vela (constellation)
- a surname