Where does “valvar” come from?

valvar (English) comes from English valve, from Latin valva, from Proto-Italic *wolVwā-, from Proto-Indo-European *wol-ew-o-.

valvar (English): valvular

Definitions

  1. valvular

Ancestry of “valvar”, step by step

valvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English valve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalveA device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid...
2Latinvalvadouble or folding door; one leaf of such doors
3Proto-Italic*wolVwā-—
4Proto-Indo-European*wol-ew-o-—

via French valvaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvalvaire—

Words derived from “valvar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wol-ew-o- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wolVwā- →Every word from Latin valva →