Where does “valle” come from?

valle (Italian) comes from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valle (Italian): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “valle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “valle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →