Where does “valise” come from?
Valise comes from Middle French valise, from Latin valixia, a word for a small traveling bag or suitcase.
valise (English): A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or...
Definitions
- A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or...
Ancestry of “valise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | valise | case, suitcase |
| 2 | Middle French | valise | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | valesia | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | valisia | — |
| 5 | Gaulish | valisia | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | val- | to enclose, surround |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “valise”