Where does “unvalved” come from?
unvalved (English) comes from English valved, from English valve, from Latin valva, from Proto-Italic *wolVwā-, from Proto-Indo-European *wol-ew-o-.
unvalved (English): Not fitted with valves
Definitions
- Not fitted with valves
Ancestry of “unvalved”, step by step
unvalved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valved
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valved | Having valves; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | valve | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid... |
| 3 | Latin | valva | double or folding door; one leaf of such doors |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wolVwā- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wol-ew-o- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |