Where does “valency” come from?
Valency comes from Late Latin valentia, derived from the Latin adjective valens, the present participle of valeo meaning to be strong, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-.
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Ancestry of “valency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Valentia | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “valency”