Where does “valor” come from?
valor (Catalan) comes from Latin valōrem, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
valor (Catalan): value; worth
Definitions
- value; worth
Ancestry of “valor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | valōrem | — |
| 2 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |