Where does “valeo” come from?

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

valeo (Latin): to have strength, influence, power; to avail

Definitions

  1. to have strength, influence, power; to avail

Ancestry of “valeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valeo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-