vetull
Albanian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin vittula, diminutive of vitta (“band, headband”).[1] although very uncertain since the word is not attested anywhere in old manuscripts or in the present Romance languages. Çabej considers it an inherited word.[2]
Noun
vetull f (indefinite plural vetulla, definite singular vetulla, definite plural vetullat)
- eyebrow
- overhang
- arched part of something
References
- Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998),503.
- R.Trofenik, "Zeitschrift für Balkanologie, Band 24", the University of Virginia, 1988, p. 89