Where does “Valenz” come from?
Valenz (German) comes from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Valenz (German): valence, valency
Definitions
- valence, valency
Ancestry of “Valenz”, step by step
Valenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Valentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Valentia | health, vigour, bodily strength |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via German Quantivalenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quantivalenz | quantivalence |
| 2 | English | quantivalence | Valence; the atomic or combining power of an... |
| 3 | Latin | quantus | how much, how many; how big |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷijentos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷíh₂onts | — |