Where does “Verbvalenz” come from?
Verbvalenz (German) comes from German Valenz, 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.
Verbvalenz (German): verb valency
Definitions
- verb valency
Ancestry of “Verbvalenz”, step by step
Verbvalenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Valenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Valenz | valence, valency |
| 2 | Latin | Valentia | health, vigour, bodily strength |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via German Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verb | verb |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |