vetull

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin vittula, diminutive of Latin vitta (band, headband),[1] although very uncertain since the word is not attested anywhere in old manuscripts or in the Romance languages. Çabej considers it an inherited word; compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wṓˀka (eyelid).[2]

Noun

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vetull f (plural vetulla, definite vetulla, definite plural vetullat)

  1. eyebrow
  2. overhang
  3. arched part of something

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vetull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 503
  2. ^ R.Trofenik, "Zeitschrift für Balkanologie, Band 24", the University of Virginia, 1988, p. 89