Where does “balediktoryan” come from?
balediktoryan (Cebuano) comes from English valedictorian, from English valedictory, from Latin valedicere, from Latin valedico, from Latin vale, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
balediktoryan (Cebuano): a valedictorian
Definitions
- a valedictorian
Ancestry of “balediktoryan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valedictorian | The individual in a graduating class who delivers... |
| 2 | English | valedictory | Of, or pertaining to, a valedictorian; Bidding... |
| 3 | Latin | valedicere | present active infinitive of valedīcō;... |
| 4 | Latin | valedico | I bid farewell; I give a valediction |
| 5 | Latin | vale | Goodbye, farewell; second-person singular present... |
| 6 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |