Where does “valise” come from?

valise (French) comes from Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valise (French): case, suitcase

Definitions

  1. case, suitcase

Ancestry of “valise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvalise—
2Medieval Latinvalesia—
3Late Latinvalisia—
4Gaulishvalisialeather bag
5Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “valise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic val- →Every word from Gaulish valisia →