Where does “Valerie” come from?

Valerie (English) comes from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria, from Latin Valesia, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Valerie (English): The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD

Definitions

  1. The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD

Ancestry of “Valerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchValérie—
2LatinValeriaName of a patrician Roman gens
3LatinValesia—
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “Valerie”

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