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Where does “eurovaluta” come from?

eurovaluta (Italian) comes from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

eurovaluta (Italian): Eurocurrency

Definitions

  1. Eurocurrency

Ancestry of “eurovaluta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvalutathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinvaleō—
3Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →