Where does “valigetta” come from?

valigetta (Italian) comes from Italian valigia, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valigetta (Italian): briefcase, document case

Definitions

  1. briefcase, document case

Ancestry of “valigetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaligiasuitcase
2Medieval Latinvalesia—
3Late Latinvalisia—
4Gaulishvalisialeather bag
5Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic val- →Every word from Gaulish valisia →