Where does “Valery” come from?

Valery (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.

Ancestry of “Valery”, step by step

Valery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Valérie

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

via French Valéry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchValéry—
2LatinvaleriusName of a patrician Roman gens
3Latinvalēre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →
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