Where does “valsi” come from?
valsi (Italian) comes from Italian valere, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
valsi (Italian): first-person singular past historic of valere
Definitions
- first-person singular past historic of valere
Ancestry of “valsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | valere | to be worth; to be valid; to apply; to count; to... |
| 2 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |