Where does “vale” come from?
Vale comes from Latin vale, the imperative form of valēre meaning "be strong," itself from Latin vallis meaning "valley," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-.
vale (English): A valley; Farewell
Ancestry of “vale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vale | — |
| 2 | Old French | val | valley |
| 3 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “vale”