Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “valentia” come from?

valentia (Latin) comes from Latin valens, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valentia (Latin): health, vigour, bodily strength; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. health, vigour, bodily strength; inflection of...

Ancestry of “valentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvalensstrong, vigorous, healthy
2LatinvaleoI am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I...
3Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valentia”

  • ambivalence
  • ambivalent
  • valence
  • Valencia
  • Valencian
  • ambivalently
  • valenced
  • bivalence
  • polyvalence
  • multivalence
  • monovalence
  • unambivalent
  • intervalence
  • unambivalently
  • covalence
  • univalence
  • tetravalence
  • trivalence
  • preambivalent
  • unvalenced
  • unambivalence
  • preambivalently
  • nonvalenced
  • Valentia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →