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
Ancestry of “valise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | valise | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | valesia | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | valisia | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | valisia | leather bag |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | val- | to enclose, surround |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “valise”