Where does “balikdiktoryan” come from?
balikdiktoryan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano balediktoryan, from English valedictorian, from English valedictory, from Latin valedicere, from Latin valedico, from Latin vale, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
balikdiktoryan (Cebuano): a repeater
Definitions
- a repeater
Ancestry of “balikdiktoryan”, step by step
balikdiktoryan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano balediktoryan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | balediktoryan | a valedictorian |
| 2 | English | valedictorian | The individual in a graduating class who delivers... |
| 3 | English | valedictory | Of, or pertaining to, a valedictorian; Bidding... |
| 4 | Latin | valedicere | present active infinitive of valedīcō;... |
| 5 | Latin | valedico | I bid farewell; I give a valediction |
| 6 | Latin | vale | Goodbye, farewell; second-person singular present... |
| 7 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |