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
- price; cost; value; courage; bravery
Ancestry of “valor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | valor | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | valor | value; value, worth |
| 3 | Latin | valeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |