Where does “upvalue” come from?

upvalue (English) comes from English value, from Middle English valew, from Old French value, from Old French valoir, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

upvalue (English): A free variable that has been bound with a...

Definitions

  1. A free variable that has been bound with a...

Ancestry of “upvalue”, step by step

upvalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English value

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalueThe quality that renders something desirable or...
2Middle Englishvalew—
3Old Frenchvalue—
4Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
5Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →