Where does “vallum” come from?

vallum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vallum (Latin): wall, rampart, entrenchment

Definitions

  1. wall, rampart, entrenchment

Ancestry of “vallum”, step by step

vallum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wēl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Italic *walso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*walso

Words derived from “vallum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-
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