velero

See also: velerò

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weg-

Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.?

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.?

Proto-Italic *wekslom

Latin vēlum

Vulgar Latin *vēla

Spanish vela

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish velero

From vela (“sail”) + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈleɾo/ [beˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ve‧le‧ro

Noun

velero m (plural veleros)

1. sailboat
2. sailmaking

Derived terms

• velerismo

Noun

velero m (plural veleros, feminine velera, feminine plural veleras)

1. sailmaker
2. candlemaker

Further reading

• “velero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025