Where does “Valerie” come from?
Valerie (Indonesian) comes from English Valerie, from French Valérie, from Latin Valeria, from Latin Valesia, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “Valerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Valerie | The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD |
| 2 | French | Valérie | — |
| 3 | Latin | Valeria | Name of a patrician Roman gens |
| 4 | Latin | Valesia | — |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |