Where does “valerol” come from?
valerol (English) comes from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office, from Old French office, from Latin officium — obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
valerol (English): A mixture of terpenoid alcohols obtained from the...
Definitions
- A mixture of terpenoid alcohols obtained from the...
Ancestry of “valerol”, step by step
valerol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 2 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 3 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 4 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 5 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 6 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 7 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 8 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 9 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 10 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 11 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 12 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 13 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 14 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 15 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
via English Valerian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Valerian | A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers |
| 2 | Latin | Valerianus | A Roman Emperor, Valerian |
| 3 | Latin | valerius | Name of a patrician Roman gens |
| 4 | Latin | Valesios | — |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |