Where does “valediction” come from?
valediction (English) comes from Latin valedicere, from Latin valedico, from Latin vale, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
valediction (English): A speech made when leaving or parting company;...
Definitions
- A speech made when leaving or parting company;...
Ancestry of “valediction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | valedicere | present active infinitive of valedīcō;... |
| 2 | Latin | valedico | I bid farewell; I give a valediction |
| 3 | Latin | vale | Goodbye, farewell; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |