Where does “valor” come from?

valor (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese valor, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valor (Galician): price; cost; value; courage; bravery

Definitions

  1. price; cost; value; courage; bravery

Ancestry of “valor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevalor—
2Late Latinvalorvalue; value, worth
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →