Where does “valve” come from?
Valve comes from Latin valva, meaning a leaf of a folding door, from Proto-Indo-European welH-, to turn or roll.
valve (English): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid...
Definitions
- A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid...
Ancestry of “valve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | valva | double or folding door; one leaf of such doors |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *wolVwā- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *wol-ew-o- | — |