Where does “valor” come from?

valor (Chavacano) comes from Spanish valor, from Old Spanish valor, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valor (Chavacano): value

Definitions

value

Ancestry of “valor”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	valor	value; security; worth
2	Old Spanish	valor	—
3	Late Latin	valor	value; value, worth
4	Latin	valeō	to have strength, influence, power; to avail
5	Proto-Italic	walēō	to be strong
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂welh₁-	to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →